John McEnery (Louisiana)
 John McEnery (March 31 1833 Petersburg Virginia – March 28 1891) was a Louisiana Democratic politician and lawyer who was considered by Democrats to be the winner of the highly contested 1872 election for Governor of Louisiana. After extended controversy over election results the Republican candidate William Pitt Kellogg was certified. McEnery was not allowed to take office following a weighing in by the federal government and local Republicans loyal to President Ulysses S. Grant.