John Leland (died 3 January 1808) was a General in the British Army and Member of Parliament serving in the House of Commons of Great Britain (later, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom) ^[1][2]

He was born the son of Ralph Leland of Dublin.^[3] He inherited Strood Park in Sussex from his mother's uncle.

He joined the Army and became a captain (1755) and then major (1762) in the 58th Foot. He transferred to the 1st Foot Guards and was a captain, lieutenant-colonel (1774) and brigadier-general (in America) (1779). He was made colonel of the soon to be disbanded 80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers) in 1783 and elevated to major-general in 1787. In 1790 he was awarded the colonelcy of the 64th Foot, promoted lieutenant-general in 1797 and made full general in 1802. He had been with General Wolfe at Quebec in 1759 and in the West Indies in 1762.^[3]

He was elected to Parliament to represent the Stamford constituency from 1796 until his death in 1808.^[3] He was also Lieutenant-governor of Cork from 1796 until his death.

He died in 1808, having sold Strood Park. He had married Anne, daughter of Richard Upton, a ships master, but had no children.