Robert Thaddeus McLoskey (June 26, 1907 – November 2, 1990) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Monmouth, Illinois, McLoskey graduated from Monmouth High School in Monmouth, Illinois in 1924.He received his B.A. from Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois in 1928 and a certificate in mortuary science from Worsham College in Chicago, Illinois in 1932. He served as a funeral director. He served as tax supervisor for Warren County, Illinois from 1935 to 1939 and as a field supervisor for the Illinois Department of Public Health's Bureau of Vital Statistics from 1940 to 1950.He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1951 to 1962. He also worked as a farm operator and manager.