John Lovitt

The Honourable
John Lovitt
The Honourable John Lovitt
MLA for Yarmouth County
	In office; 1874–1878
Preceded by	John Ryerson
Succeeded by	Joseph Kinney
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Yarmouth
	In office; 1887–1891
Preceded by	Joseph Kinney
Succeeded by	Thomas Flint
Senator for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
	In office; 18 December 1896 – 13 April 1908
Appointed by	Wilfrid Laurier
Personal details
Born	9 October 1832; Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Died	13 April 1908 (aged 75); Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Elizabeth Guest
Occupation	Captain, shipowner, shipbuilder, entrepreneur

John Lovitt (9 October 1832 – 13 April 1908) was a Canadian ship’s captain, shipowner, shipbuilder, entrepreneur, and politician.

Early life and education

Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the eldest son of the John W. Lovitt, Lovitt was educated at the Yarmouth Academy.^{[citation needed]}

Career

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 29 March 1897. Sitting for the Liberal Party of Canada he served until his death in 1908.

Personal life

He married Elizabeth Guest in January 1860. They had three sons and five daughters.

Electoral record

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election: Yarmouth
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Lovitt	1,872
	Liberal	Joseph Robbins Kinney	1,180
	Independent	J.K. Hatfield	21

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 15 December 1887 On election being declared void, 13 August 1887
	Liberal	John Lovitt	1,551
	Independent	T.B. Crosby	980

References

John Lovitt – Parliament of Canada biography
"John Lovitt". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.