John Wesley Hoyt (October 13, 1831 – May 23, 1912) was an American politician and educator.

[2] In 1857, Hoyt moved to Wisconsin and became active in politics.

[2] He served as United States and Wisconsin commissioner to the 1862 International Exhibition in London and again at the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris.

[4] On April 10, 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes appointed Hoyt as governor of the Territory of Wyoming, replacing John Thayer.

Under the direction of Secretary of State William H. Seward he prepared a large study on education in America and Europe.