Joseph Howard Witheford (1848 – 30 October 1931) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.

He was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, in 1848.

[2] Witheford served as mayor of Birkenhead from 1901 to 1905.

[3] He died on 30 October 1931 and was buried in the Anglican section of Pompallier Cemetery, Birkenhead.

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