John Callanan (20 May 1910 – 15 June 1982) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician from County Galway.
[1] Callanan was born in Kilconnell, near Ballinasloe, County Galway, to a farming family.
In the 1950s, he was an active member of the Irish farmers' youth association Macra na Feirme.
The resulting by-election for the seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Noel Treacy.
[3] He was an uncle of the former Galway East TD, Joe Callanan who served from 2002 to 2007.