Sir Joseph Leigh (1841 – 22 September 1908) was a British Liberal Party politician and cotton spinner.
He was the eldest son of Thomas Leigh, cotton spinner at Meadow Mill in Stockport.
He was also made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, in France.
[1] He was a member, latterly an Alderman of the Borough of Stockport Council for 29 years.
[2] At parliamentary elections he contested, as a Liberal party candidate, the dual member seat of Stockport in 1885, 1886, 1892, 1895 and 1900.