John William Chesser SSC (6 September 1862 – 29 June 1921) was a Scottish solicitor and Tory politician who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1919 to 1921.

He was born on 6 September 1862 at 19 Graham Street off Lauriston Place in Edinburgh the son of Ann Stennett and her husband, John Chesser.

[4] In 1919 he was elected Lord Provost in succession to John Lorne MacLeod.

[6] His post as Lord Provost was filled by Sir Thomas Hutchison.

It was demolished around 1970 to make room for an extension to Edinburgh College of Art.