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Canadian historian (1929–2011)
John Tupper (Jack) Saywell (April 3, 1929 – 20 April 2011) was a Canadian historian specializing in the fields of politics and constitution.

John Tupper Saywell was born on April 3, 1929, to parents John Ferdinand Tupper Saywell and Vera Marguerite Saywell in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Upon the birth of his younger brother William G. Saywell, the family moved to British Columbia in 1937. Saywell received his B. A. and M. A. from the University of British Columbia and his Ph. D. from Harvard University.

Saywell was the editor of two journals: Canadian Historical Review, from 1957 to 1963; and Canadian Annual Review from 1960 to 1979. Among his books were The Office of Lieutenant Governor: A Study in Canadian Government and Politics, which won the Delancey K. Jay Prize at Harvard University. Just Call Me Mitch: The Life of Mitchell F. Hepburn, published in 1991, won the Floyd Chalmers Award for the best book on Ontario history. His 2002 study of the Supreme Court of Canada, titled The Lawmakers: Judicial Power and the Shaping of Canadian Federalism, won the John W. Dafoe Prize for "distinguished writing on Canada and/or Canada’s place in the world." He also interpreted Canadian, British and European history for thousands of high school students across Ontario through close to a dozen textbooks with his friend John Ricker. He was director of the graduate program in history at York from 1987 to 1998; its Ph. D. graduates can be found in most major Canadian universities.