* John A. Sweeney (born 1941), American politician in the New Jersey General Assembly
*John Bernard Sweeney (1911–1981), judge of the
Australian Industrial Court
The Commonwealth Industrial Court, known as the Australian Industrial Court from 1973, was a specialist court to deal with industrial matters, principally the enforcement of awards and orders of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Com ...
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John E. Sweeney
John Edward Sweeney (born August 9, 1955) is an American politician from the U.S. state of New York. A Republican, he represented New York's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 1999 to January ...
(born 1955), U.S. Representative from New York
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John Sweeney (Canadian politician)
John Roland Sweeney (June 20, 1931 – July 7, 2001) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1990. He was a cabinet minister in the government of ...
(1931–2001), Canadian, politician and educator
* John James Sweeney (born 1927), Pennsylvania politician
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John Sweeney (labor leader)
John Joseph Sweeney (May 5, 1934 – February 1, 2021) was an American labor leader who served as president of the AFL–CIO from 1995 to 2009.Greenhouse, "Man in the News: John Joseph Sweeney," ''New York Times'', October 26, 1995.John Sweeney (Australian politician) (1863–1947), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
* John Sweeney (Ohio politician), member of the Ohio House of Representatives
* John Sweeny (judge), American judge in New York State
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John Sweeny (bishop)
John Sweeny (May 6, 1821 – March 25, 1901) was an Irish born, Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of Saint John in New Brunswick from 1859 to 1901.
John Sweeny was born in Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ireland in 1821, the son of James Sw ...
(1821–1901), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop
* John Sweeney (police officer) of the Metropolitan Police Service, detective superintendent in charge of Operation Withern
* John A. H. Sweeney (1930–2007), American museum curator and author
*John Thomas Sweeney (born 1956), former boyfriend and murderer of American actress
Dominique Dunne
Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress. Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, Dunne studied acting at Milton Katselas' Workshop, where she appeared in stage productions. She made her ...
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John Sweeney (journalist)
John Paul Sweeney (born 7 June 1958) is a British investigative journalist and writer. He worked for ''The Observer'' newspaper, and the BBC's '' Panorama'' and ''Newsnight'' series. Sweeney ceased working for the BBC in October 2019.
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