John Madigan Cunningham[1] was an American attorney who served as legal counsel to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.
From 1917 to 1919, Cunningham worked as an assistant on the legal staff at the American consulate in Paris.
Cunningham served as legal counsel for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and frequently appeared before the Massachusetts General Court on behalf of the Cardinal William Henry O'Connell.
[2] Following the impeachment of Massachusetts Governor's Councilor Daniel H. Coakley, Cunningham was appointed to succeed him.
[2] His nomination was approved on a mostly party-line votes with Republicans supporting the "dark horse" Cunningham and the Democrats back the more well-known John E.