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John Tinker may refer to:
- John Joseph Tinker
John Joseph Tinker was a British Labour Party politician.He was elected at the 1923 general election as Member of Parliament for Leigh in Lancashire, and held the seat until his retirement from the House of Commons at the 1945 general election.During his 22 years in the House of Commons, Joseph...
(1875–1957), British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Leigh 1923–1945
- John Tinker (governor) (died 1758), governor of the Bahamas
This is a list of colonial heads of the Bahamas. The first English settlement in the Bahamas was on Eleuthera. In 1670, the king granted the Bahamas to the Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina, but the islands were left to themselves. The local pirates proclaimed a 'Privateers'...
1740 to 1758, inventor of 17th century hand mortar
- John Tinker, a plaintiff in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, was a decision by the United States Supreme Court that defined the constitutional rights of students in U.S. public schools...
, a U.S. Supreme Court case on student freedom of speech
- John Tinker (producer)
John Tinker is an Emmy award winning American television producer and writer. Tinker is the co-creator of the CBS drama Judging Amy, and has been an executive producer and writer on American television shows such as the CBS drama Chicago Hope, the ABC drama The Practice, and the NBC drama The Book...
: American TV writer/producer