John W. McCormack

**John William McCormack** (December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Democrat. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1928 through 1971. He was the 45th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1962 until his 1971 retirement.

McCormack died of pneumonia in a Dedham, Massachusetts nursing home on November 22, 1980 at the age of 88.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: John McCormack
- **image**: Democratic Leaders White House 1965(cropped).jpg
- **office**: 45th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- **term start**: January 10, 1962
- **term end**: January 3, 1971
- **predecessor**: Sam Rayburn
- **successor**: Carl Albert
- **office1**: Leader of the
House Democratic Caucus#Caucus Leader, House Democratic Caucus
- **term start1**: January 10, 1962
- **term end1**: January 3, 1971
- **predecessor1**: Sam Rayburn
- **successor1**: Carl Albert
- **office2**: Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, House Majority Leader
- **deputy2**: Carl Albert
- **term start2**: January 3, 1955
- **term end2**: January 10, 1962
- **predecessor2**: Charles A. Halleck
- **successor2**: Carl Albert
- **deputy3**: Percy Priest
- **term start3**: January 3, 1949
- **term end3**: January 3, 1953
- **predecessor3**: Sam Rayburn
- **successor3**: Charles A. Halleck
- **deputy4**: Patrick J. Boland
Robert Ramspeck
John Sparkman
- **term start4**: September 16, 1940
- **term end4**: January 3, 1947
- **predecessor4**: Sam Rayburn
- **successor4**: Charles A. Halleck
- **office5**: Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, House Minority Whip
- **leader5**: Sam Rayburn
- **term start5**: January 3, 1953
- **term end5**: January 3, 1955
- **predecessor5**: Leslie C. Arends
- **successor5**: Leslie C. Arends
- **leader6**: Sam Rayburn
- **term start6**: January 3, 1947
- **term end6**: January 3, 1949
- **predecessor6**: Leslie C. Arends
- **successor6**: Leslie C. Arends
- **office7**: Member of the
United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives
 from Massachusetts
- **term start7**: November 6, 1928
- **term end7**: January 3, 1971
- **predecessor7**: James A. Gallivan (12th)
Hastings Keith (9th)
- **successor7**: Hastings Keith (12th)
Louise Day Hicks (9th)
- **constituency7**: Massachusetts's 12th congressional district, 12th district (1928–63)
Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, 9th district (1963–71)
- **title8**: Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 3rd Suffolk District
- **term start8**: 1923
- **term end8**: 1928
- **predecessor8**: William H. McDonnell
- **successor8**: Henry Parkman Jr.
- **birth place**: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- **death place**: Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S.
- **resting place**: Saint Joseph Cemetery
 West Roxbury, Massachusetts
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **spouse**: Harriet Joyce (1920–1971)
- **relatives**: Edward J. McCormack Jr. (nephew)
- **serviceyears**: 1918
- **rank**: Sergeant major#United States Army, Sergeant Major
- **unit**: 14th Company, 151st 152nd Depot Brigade#Purpose, Depot Brigade
Infantry Replacement Center, Fort Lee (Virginia), Camp Lee, Virginia
- **battles**: World War I