Joseph Creswell (real name Arthur) (1557 of Yorkshire stock in London – c. 1623) was an English Jesuit controversialist.
Creswell joined the Society of Jesus at Rome, 11 October 1583, having previously studied at Reims and at the Roman College.
Creswell's character and conduct in connection with his difficulties over the seminaries in Seville and Valladolid, and his controversies about the Benedictine vocations have been criticized.
[1] Creswell had considerable intercourse with Sir Charles Cornwallis, the English resident at Madrid, till the Gunpowder Plot, when Creswell was summoned to Rome.
His chief works are: His widowed mother married William Lacey, who, after her death, was ordained priest and martyred (22 August 1582) at York.