John L. Saltonstall Jr. (1916 – April 25, 2007) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Boston City Council from 1968 to 1972.
[1] After the war, Saltonstall worked in New York City as an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union.
[1] From 1954 to 1956, he represented Harvard professor Leon Kamin, who was charged with contempt of Congress after he refused to identify fellow Communist party members during the Army–McCarthy hearings.
[2] In 1964, he left his corporate practice for several weeks to represent several black civil rights workers who were being sued for libel in northern Mississippi.
"[3] In addition to his work with Hill and Barlow, Saltonstall also maintained a law office in Edgartown, Massachusetts.