John Thomas Spriggs (April 5, 1825 – December 23, 1888) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1883 to 1887.

Born in Peterborough, England, Spriggs immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Whitesboro, New York, in 1836.

He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848 and began practice in Whitesboro.

He served as mayor of Utica, New York, from 1868 to 1880, and as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1860, 1872 and 1880.

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