John Milton Thayer was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and later a United States senator from Nebraska, governor of Wyoming Territory, and governor of Nebraska.
- Occupation
- politician, military officer, lawyer, army officer
- Position held
- Governor of Nebraska, Governor of Wyoming Territory, United States senator, United States senator
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 24, 1820
- Died
- March 19, 1906