John Jortin (23 October 1698 – 5 September 1770) was an English church historian.
Life
Jortin was the son of Renatus Jordain, a Breton Huguenot refugee and government official, and Martha Rogers, daughter of Daniel Rogers. He was educated at Charterhouse School, and in 1715 became a pensioner of Jesus College, Cambridge, and Boyle lecturer in 1749. A churchman, he held various benefices, becoming in 1764 Archdeacon of London.