dʒˈɑːn dˈeɪvɪd mˈɜːwɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti sˈɪks, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn wʌzɐ fˈɔːɹmɚ pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts vˈɜːdʒɪn ˈaɪləndz hˌuː sˈɜːvd ɪn ðæt tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹiz lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ, æz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt sˈɛkɹətɹi ɪkwˈɪvələnt tə luːtˈɛnənt ɡˈʌvɚnɚ, ænd æz ðə fˈɜːst nˈeɪɾɪvbˈɔːɹn ɡˈʌvɚnɚ.
John David Merwin (September 26, 192117 March 2013) was a former politician of the United States Virgin Islands who served in that territory's Legislature, as government secretary (equivalent to lieutenant governor), and as the first native-born governor.