John Russell Colvin | |
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| Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces | |
| In office 7 November 1853 – 9 September 1857 | |
| Governors General | The Marquess of Dalhousie The Earl Canning |
| Preceded by | James Thomason |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Fraser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1807 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency |
| Died | 9 September 1857 (aged 50) Agra, North-Western Provinces |
| Alma mater | East India Company College |
John Russell Colvin (29 May 1807 – 9 September 1857) was a British administrator of the East India Company, and Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces from 1853 until his death from cholera during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.