John Cashmore (June 7, 1895 – May 7, 1961) was an American politician from New York City who served as Borough President of Brooklyn from 1940 until his death in 1961.
Cashmore was an aide to the general manager of the New York Edison Company and a furniture manufacturer.
[1] Cashmore was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 5th D.) in 1923.
Cashmore was elected as Brooklyn Borough president in 1940, succeeding Raymond V.
The 1974 Harry Chapin song "Cat's in the Cradle" was based in part on John Cashmore's relationship with his son James, to whom Chapin's wife had been previously married.