John William McDowell (c. 1922 – 14 August 2006) was a political activist in Northern Ireland.
[1] McDowell joined the British Army during World War II and served during the D-Day invasion.
At the end of the war, he returned to teaching and followed his father in joining the Northern Ireland Labour Party (NILP).
[2] He also stood for the party in Belfast North at both the 1959 and 1964 Westminster general elections, taking second place on each occasion.
[1] McDowell also served as vice-chairman of the NILP, and completed a second degree, in phonetics, at the University of Ulster.