John Dodson Stiles (January 15, 1822 – October 29, 1896) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
John D. Stiles was born inTown Hill, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1844 and practiced inAllentown, Pennsylvania. He was elected district attorney ofLehigh County, Pennsylvania, in 1853 and served three years. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in1856,1864, and1868. He was also a delegate to theUnion National Convention atPhiladelphia in 1866.
Stiles was elected as a Democrat to theThirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofThomas B. Cooper. He was reelected to theThirty-eighth Congress. He was again elected to theForty-first Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in1870. He resumed the practice of law and died in Allentown in 1896. Interment in Fairview Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 7th congressional district 1862–1863 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 6th congressional district 1863–1865 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 6th congressional district 1869–1871 | Succeeded by |
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