Joseph Williamson (August 5, 1789 – September 30, 1854) was an American politician and lawyer.
During his career, Williamson also worked as a businessman, banker and newspaper editor.
[1] Williamson was born in Canterbury, Connecticut in 1789 as the son of an American Revolutionary War veteran.
He passed the bar exam in 1816 and followed his older brother into practice in Bangor, Maine.
He lasted as Attorney for Waldo County until 1832, when he was elected to the Maine State Senate as a Democrat.