John Hall Manning (September 27, 1889 – July 21, 1963) was a lawyer, government official and officer in both North Carolina National Guard and United States Army during World War II.

[1][2] Following his first graduation in 1909, Manning taught at the schools in Durham and Oxford, North Carolina, before becoming a football coach at Stetson University in De Land, Florida in summer of 1911.

[1] Manning quickly reached the rank of first lieutenant and served on the Mexican Border during Pancho Villa Expedition, when his unit was called into Federal service in summer of 1916.

[1][3][2][4] Manning returned to the United States and honorably discharged from Federal service in August 1919, retaining his commission in the North Carolina National Guard.

He also held additional duty as Senior member on an Army Reclassification Board, which was charged with finding some place for officers who had been relieved of their commands for failing to perform their assignments as required.

[1] In October 1951 Governor W. Kerr Scott appointed Manning Adjutant General of North Carolina, replacing his old superior officer from World War I, John Van Bokkelen Metts.