John Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore

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John Michael Henry Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore (12 November 1902 - 1981) was a British politician who later sat as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.

Donoughmore is perhaps most famous for being kidnapped from Knocklofty House, Clonmel, in June 1947, with his wife by the IRA as a political hostage, being released after a week.

Lord Donoughmore was the son of Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of Donoughmore. He was Member of Parliament for Peterborough from 1943-1945. In 1948 he succeeded to all his father's peerages. In the military Donoughmore gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Royal Armoured Corps (Territorial Army).