John Dowey Bingham (c. 1953 – 14 September 1986) was a prominent Northern Irish loyalist who led "D Company" (Ballysillan), 1st Battalion, Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).

[2] Bingham was one of a number of prominent UVF members to be assassinated during the 1980s, the others being Lenny Murphy, William "Frenchie" Marchant, Robert Seymour and Jackie Irvine.

[5] On an unknown date, he joined the Ulster loyalist paramilitary organisation, the UVF, and eventually became the commander of its "D Company", 1st Battalion, Ballysillan,[6] with the rank of lieutenant-colonel.

[12] He publicly denounced the supergrass system before live television cameras outside Belfast's Crumlin Road Courthouse when he was released in December 1984 after his conviction had been overturned, having spent two and a half years in prison.

Three gunmen from the Provisional IRA's Ardoyne-based 3rd Battalion, Belfast Brigade, armed with two automatic rifles and a .38 Special, smashed down his front door with a sledgehammer and shot Bingham twice in the legs.

Members of his "Old Boyne Island Heroes" Orange Order Lodge formed the guard of honour around his coffin, which was covered with the UVF flag and his gloves and beret.

[19] In retaliation, the UVF killed Larry Marley, a leading Provisional IRA member from Ardoyne who was also a close friend of Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams.