John Herron (November 15, 1853 – August 20, 1936) was a politician from Western Canada.

Herron was born in Ashton, Carleton County, Canada West.

After the creation of the province of Alberta, Herron ran in the new electoral district of Macleod in the 1908 federal election and was re-elected.

In the 1911 election he was defeated by David Warnock of the Liberal Party of Canada.

He ran against George Coote and former Alberta MLA Thomas Milnes and was defeated.