| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| John Lovitt | |
| Birth Date: | October 9, 1832 |
| Birth Place: | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Death Place: | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Office: | MLA for Yarmouth County |
| Term Start: | 1874 |
| Term End: | 1878 |
| Predecessor: | John Ryerson |
| Successor: | Joseph Kinney |
| Parliament2: | Canadian |
| Constituency Mp2: | Yarmouth |
| Term Start2: | 1887 |
| Term End2: | 1891 |
| Predecessor2: | Joseph Kinney |
| Successor2: | Thomas Flint |
| Office3: | Senator for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Term Start3: | December 18, 1896 |
| Term End3: | April 13, 1908 |
| Appointed3: | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Spouse: | Elizabeth Guest |
| Occupation: | Captain, shipowner, shipbuilder, entrepreneur |
John Lovitt (October 9, 1832 - April 13, 1908) was a Canadian ship’s captain, shipowner, shipbuilder, entrepreneur, and politician.
Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the eldest son of the John W. Lovitt, Lovitt was educated at the Yarmouth Academy.
A master mariner and shipowner, he was also a director of the Bank of Yarmouth. He represented Yarmouth as a Liberal representative in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1874 to 1878. He held a seat in the House of Commons from 1887 until 1891. He was called to the Senate on the advice of Wilfrid Laurier on March 29, 1897. Sitting for the Liberal Party of Canada he served until his death in 1908.
He married Elizabeth Guest in January 1860. They had three sons and five daughters.