John Goodchild Dow (May 6, 1905 – March 11, 2003) was an American business executive, government administrator, and politician from New York.

He was most notable for his three terms of service as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969 and 1971 to 1973.

[1] Dow was a business executive and consultant from 1929 to 1964, and specialized in strategic planning and systems analysis for large corporations.

[1] In 1972, Dow was redistricted into New York's 26th congressional district following publication of the 1970 United States Census; he lost his re-election bid to Republican Benjamin A.

[2] Dow was assistant director of New York State's comprehensive employment training act program from 1976 to 1982, and was the founder of Americans Against Nuclear War in 1980.

[1] Dow was also a landscape painter, and his works were exhibited at the Edward Hopper House in Nyack, New York, and other galleries.