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.