Joshua Seney (March 4, 1756 – October 20, 1798) was an American farmer and lawyer from Queen Anne's County, Maryland.

[1] During the early days of the Revolutionary War Seney busied himself with the care of the family's farms since his father was active as a Lt.

[1] After returning to his farm, Seney was again called to political service when he was elected to the First United States Congress in 1789.

[3] He was re-elected for the 1791–1793 term as an Anti-Administration candidate but resigned from Congress on December 6, 1792, to take up his new duties as a judge of the state court for the district of Baltimore.

[10][11] Together, Joshua and Fanny were the parents of:[12] Seney died at home on October 20, 1798, and was buried in a family plot on his farm near Church Hill in Queen Anne's County.