Joseph Dufresne (February 2, 1805 – November 5, 1873) was a Quebec notary and political figure.
He was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Montcalm from 1867 to 1871.
He qualified as a notary in 1834 and set up practice in Saint-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, then Saint-Lin, Saint-Alexis and finally Montreal.
In 1854, he was elected to the 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada for Montcalm; he was re-elected in 1858 but defeated by Jean-Louis Martin in 1861.
He resigned in 1871, when he was appointed sheriff for Saint-Jean County.