John F. Ryan

{{short description|American politician}}

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| birthname = John Franklin Ryan

| image = John F Ryan.jpg

| image_size = 220px

| order = 37th

| office = Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates

| term_start = December 4, 1901

| term_end = January 10, 1906

| predecessor = Edward W. Saunders

| successor = William D. Cardwell

| term_start1 = March 3, 1894

| term_end1 = December 6, 1899

| predecessor1 = Richard H. Cardwell

| successor1 = Edward W. Saunders

| office2 = Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Loudoun County

| term_start2 = December 5, 1883

| term_end2 = January 10, 1906

| predecessor2 = George E. Plaster

| successor2 = Fenton M. Love

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1848|11|09}}

| birth_place = Loudoun, Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1936|11|30|1848|11|09}}

| death_place = Leesburg, Virginia, U.S.

| party = Democratic

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John Franklin Ryan (November 9, 1848 – November 30, 1936) was a Virginia politician. He represented Loudoun County in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as that body's Speaker from 1894 until 1899, and again from 1901 until 1906.

Ryan was identified as possibly having been involved in Virginia's Jim Crow-era segregation laws during the naming process for an elementary school in Loudoun County;{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudountimes.com/news/this-cannot-stand-loudoun-s-naacp-stands-against-new-school/article_d75b40a9-ef5b-5798-ad9c-9b6e1d6ac652.html|title='This cannot stand;' Loudoun's NAACP stands against new school name|first=Anna|last=Harris|website=LoudounTimes.com|access-date=Aug 21, 2019}} the school in question was ultimately named Waxpool Elementary School instead.{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudountimes.com/news/naming-committee-for-loudoun-s-new-alternative-school-begins-its/article_1000892c-d160-11e8-b956-4f1898676bcd.html|title=Naming committee for Loudoun's new alternative school begins its work|first=Veronike|last=Collazo|website=LoudounTimes.com|access-date=Aug 21, 2019}}