Jack Flanagan

John Flanagan (11 July 1888 – 3 March 1949) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1930 until 1932, representing the electorate of Randwick.

Early years Flanagan was born at Queanbeyan, and was a painter by trade. He worked at the Eveleigh Workshops from 1912 until 1917, when he was dismissed after taking part in the Australian General Strike of 1917. He was reinstated in March 1919, but resigned two months later to become state secretary of the Amalgamated Coachmakers' Association, a role he held until his election to parliament.

Later life Flanagan worked in a shoe store after his parliamentary defeat, and later became a shipping clerk. He divorced his wife, Gertrude Ann Flanagan, in 1938, having been married since 1915.

He died on from a cerebral abscess at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney and was buried at the Congregational Cemetery at Randwick.