John J. Brennan (1901 – 6 August 1977) was a draper and publican, a Fianna Fáil politician and a member of Seanad Éireann from 1960 to 1977. He was from Clontibret in County Monaghan and was active in the Old IRA during the Irish War of Independence. He was elected to the County Council in 1942. In Castleblayney, he was chair of the urban district council and president of the chamber of commerce. He stood unsuccessfully for Dáil Éireann in Monaghan in the elections of 1948, 1954, and 1957. He was a friend and early political backer of Erskine H. Childers, Monaghan TD and later President of Ireland.