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{{Officeholder
|name=John Robert “J. R.” Thomas, Sr.
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Charlotte Marie "Lottie" Culver (died 1880–81)<br>Jessie Beattie (m. 1884)
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Illinois
|district=20th
|terms=March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
|preceded=''(none, district established)
|former=y
|succeeded=William R. Morrison
}}
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Illinois
|district=18th
|terms=March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
|preceded=William Hartzell
|former=y
|succeeded=William R. Morrison
}}
}}
'''John Robert Thomas, Sr.''' (October 11, 1846 – January 19, 1914), also known as '''J. R. Thomas''', was a judge from [[Illinois]] who served as the state's U.S. representative for five terms from 1879 to 1889. He was later appointed by President [[William McKinley]] to serve for a post in the Indian Territory.
'''John Robert Thomas, Sr.''' (October 11, 1846 – January 19, 1914), also known as '''J. R. Thomas''', was a judge from [[Illinois]] who served as the state's U.S. representative for five terms from 1879 to 1889. He was later appointed by President [[William McKinley]] to serve for a post in the Indian Territory.