John Joseph Tinker (15 January 1875 – 30 July 1957) was a British Labour Party politician.
He became active in the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation, and became the union's full-time agent for the St Helens area in 1915.
[1] Tinker was a supporter of the Labour Party, for which he was elected to St Helens Town Council in 1919.
[1] During his 22 years in the House of Commons, Joseph Tinker ensured that the safety of coal miners and their welfare became a key issue discussed, debated and acted upon.
Joseph Tinker also introduced the first legislation which brought equal funding to Catholic schools in the UK.