Joseph Crandall (1771 – February 20, 1858) was a Baptist minister, travelling evangelist, and for a short time a political figure in New Brunswick.

He was born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, the son of Webber Crandall and Mercy Vaughan, and came to Chester, Nova Scotia with his parents.

He became a Baptist at the age of 35 after hearing Joseph Dimock and Harris Harding.

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Joseph Crandall, as a pioneering Baptist, was a man of passionate faith, who helped to found a university that was open to students of every denomination.