John R. Lindgren (February 20, 1855 – April 29, 1915) was an American banking executive.
In 1891, he was elected cashier and vice president of the State Bank of Chicago.
Lindgren was appointed Vice Consul of Sweden and Norway at Chicago in 1893.
He was subsequently awarded the Order of Vasa by King Oscar II.
[3] Lindgren was a member of the Swedish-American Historic Society and a trustee of Northwestern University.