| John B. Hitchings | |
| Birth Date: | March 6, 1815 |
| Birth Place: | Saugus, Massachusetts |
| Death Date: | November 17, 1887 (aged 72)[1] |
| Death Place: | Saugus, Massachusetts |
| Restingplace: | Riverside Cemetery Saugus, Massachusetts |
| Occupation: | Shoe manufacturer |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Zeruiah J. Sweetser (1840-1878; her death) |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for Saugus | |
| Term Start: | 1853 |
| Term End: | 1853 |
| Predecessor: | George H. Sweetser |
| Successor: | Samuel Hawkes |
| Relations: | Benjamin Hitchings Jr. (brother) Otis M. Hitchings (brother) Charles S. Hitchings (son) |
John Ballard Hitchings (March 6, 1815 – November 17, 1887) was an American shoe manufacturer and politician.
Hitchings was born on March 6, 1815, to Benjamin and Jane Hitchings.[2] His father was a shoemaker and Hitchings and his brother Otis eventually joined their father as partners.[3] On May 17, 1840, Hitchings married Zeruiah J. Sweetser, daughter of Charles and Nancy Mansfield Sweetser.[4] Hitchings held various offices in the town of Saugus, Massachusetts and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1853.[5]