John W. Coughlin (June 9, 1861 – December 2, 1920) was an American physician and politician who served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.

[1] Coughlin studied medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland.

[1] Coughlin was elected Mayor of Fall River in 1890.

[1] Coughlin represented Massachusetts' thirteenth Congressional District at the 1892 Democratic National Convention.

[1] Coughlin died in Fall River on December 2, 1920.