| John J. McDonough | |
| Chairman of the Boston School Committee | |
| Term Start: | 1975 |
| Term End: | 1976 |
| Predecessor: | John J. Kerrigan |
| Successor: | Kathleen Sullivan |
| Term1: | 1967 |
| Predecessor1: | Thomas Eisenstadt |
| Successor1: | Thomas Eisenstadt |
| Title3: | President of the Boston School Committee |
| Term3: | 1980 |
| Predecessor3: | David Finnegan |
| Successor3: | John D. O'Bryant |
John J. McDonough is an American politician who served as a member of the Boston School Committee from 1966 to 1968 and again from 1972 to 1982. He was the Chairman/President of the School Committee in 1967, 1975, 1976, and 1980.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Boston in 1967.[2]
McDonough was an opponent of court-ordered busing and in 1974 he and two other School Committee members were held in contempt of court for not coming up with a second phase of the desegregation process.[3]
In 1981, McDonough was acquitted on charges of taking a $5,000 kickback from a school bus company.[4]
He is the brother of former Boston City Councilor and city clerk Patrick F. McDonough.