| John E. Powers | |
| Birth Date: | November 10, 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Death Place: | Hyannis, Massachusetts |
| President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| Term Start: | 1959 |
| Term End: | 1964 |
| Successor: | Maurice A. Donahue |
| Title2: | Minority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate |
| Term Start2: | 1950 |
| Term End2: | 1959 |
| Successor2: | Fred I. Lamson |
| Title3: | Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 4th Suffolk District |
| Term Start3: | 1947 |
| Term End3: | 1964 |
| Successor3: | Joe Moakley |
| Party: | Democratic |
John E. Powers (November 10, 1910 - July 31, 1998) was an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1959 to 1964.
Powers, a former clam digger, messenger, and machine operator, served as a State Senator from Boston from 1940 to 1964 and Supreme Judicial Court of Suffolk County from 1964 to 1988.[1] He was twice a candidate for Mayor of Boston. He lost to incumbent John B. Hynes in the 1955 mayoral election.[2] [3] Following Hynes' retirement, Powers became the front-runner for the mayorship, however he lost to Boston City Council member John F. Collins in the 1959 mayoral election,[4] despite having the most votes in the preliminary election amongst five candidates.[5]
Powers is remembered on the Boston Irish Heritage Trail.[6]