John F. Malony

John F. Malony (sometimes misspelled Maloney) (1857 – June 1919) was an American lawyer, capitalist, judge, politician, the first acting mayor of Juneau in 1900, and the 4th mayor, from 1905 to 1906. Born in the Minnesota Territory to Protestant immigrants from Ireland, he first was a judge and politician in the Territory of Montana before moving to Alaska after he was shot by an enemy. He is best known as the appellant in the U.S. Supreme Court case John F. Malony v. Ohlin H. Adsit.

Malony is also known for being one of the founders of the Alaska Electric Light & Power (AEL&P), an important Juneau business since 1893. He was also affiliated with the Treadwell Gold Mine, representing the mine's company in legal issues. Malony was the president of AEL&P from 1905 until his death.

Early life and education John F. Malony was born in 1857 in present-day Shieldsville Township, Rice County, Minnesota, to Francis and Mary (née Donohue) Malony. His parents had moved inland after first settling in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada before 1841. He attended the Shattuck School and St. John's College. After college, Malony read law under Gordon E. Cole, the former Attorney General. and at the 1884 Montana Constitutional Convention. He moved to Alaska after he was shot by an enemy while speaking, damaging his left arm. Malony served on the first Juneau City Council in 1900 and was later elected mayor of the city. He died in June 1919.