| Office: | Senator |
| Term Start: | 14 December 1961 |
| Term End: | 23 June 1965 |
| Constituency: | Dublin University |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Cork, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Party: | Fine Gael |
| Children: | 4, including Shane |
John Nathaniel Ross (17 May 1920 – 24 December 2011) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and lawyer who served as a Senator for the Dublin University from 1961 to 1965.[1]
He was originally from County Cork and married Ruth Isabel Cherrington.[2] He was elected to Seanad Éireann as an independent member in 1961, by the Dublin University constituency. He subsequently sat as a Fine Gael member.[3] He lost his seat at the 1965 election.[3]
His son Shane Ross, is a former Senator for Dublin University, and was a TD for Dublin Rathdown from 2011 to 2020, and Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.[4]