John Houston Squires (January 19, 1882 – March 15, 1934) was an American college football coach, agriculturist, chemical engineer, and financier.
He attended North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now known as North Carolina State University—and earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute—now known as Virginia Tech.
After World War I, he was a researcher for American Cyanamid and later worked for General Motors.
[2] Squires was instrumental in forming the Union National Bank of Lenoir.
[4] Squires died on March 15, 1934, in an automobile accident, in Florida.