John Temple (diplomat)

John Temple
portrait by Gilbert Stuart after a work by John Turmbull
BornApril 1732 
Died17 November 1798  (aged 65–66)
OccupationDiplomat 
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Bowdoin 
Parent(s)
  • Robert Temple 
  • Mehetabel Nelson 

John Temple (1731 – 17 November 1798) was the first British consul-general to the United States and the first British diplomat to have been born in what later became the United States. He was sometimes known as (but not universally acknowledged to be) Sir John Temple, 8th Baronet.