John P. Moran (June 17, 1857 – December 6, 1916) was for three years a member of the Los Angeles, California Common Council, beginning in 1879.

Mrs. Mary Moran, who lived at East Ninth Street and Maple Avenue, was the head of the family.

She died on December 11, 1894, and was survived by her son, John P., and two daughters, Mrs. Mary A. Dennison and Mrs. Catherine O'Connell.

In the 1890s, Moran was the center of a legal dispute over the validity of the will of one Bridget Wilson, who had amassed a considerable fortune—some $300,000—since she immigrated to the United States from Ireland.

While the matter was tied up in litigation, Moran was appointed administrator of her estate, but when it came time to settle, it was alleged that he was short by some $9,300.