title: John Thayer
text: # John Thayer
  
  John Thayer may refer to:
  
  ## Politicians
  
  * John R. Thayer (1845–1916), member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
  * John A. Thayer (1857–1917), member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
  * John Milton Thayer (1820–1906), United States Senator from Nebraska and Civil War general
  
  ## Others
  
  * John Thayer (priest) (1755–1815), Boston priest
  * John B. Thayer (1862–1912), American cricketer and businessman who died on the RMS Titanic
  * Jack Thayer (1894–1945), his son, survivor of the Titanic sinking
  * Jack G. Thayer (1922–1995), American radio executive and disc jockey
  * John Thayer (ornithologist) (1862–1949), American amateur ornithologist
  * John M. Thayer (judge), Connecticut Supreme Court judge
  