Joseph Williamson (English politician)

Sir Joseph Williamson PRS
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller
Member of the English Parliament
1701 1698-1699 1695-1696	Thetford
1690-1701	Rochester
Member of the Parliament of Ireland
1695-1699	Limerick City
1695	Portarlington
1692-1693	County Clare
2nd President of the Royal Society
In office 1677–1680
Preceded by	William Brouncker
Succeeded by	Christopher Wren
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
In office 1674–1679
Preceded by	Henry Coventry
Succeeded by	Robert Spencer
Personal details
Born	25 July 1633 Bridekirk
Died	3 October 1701(1701-10-03) (aged 68) Cobham, Kent
Resting place	Westminster Abbey
Spouse(s)	Katherine Stewart, Baroness Clifton

Sir Joseph Williamson, PRS (25 July 1633 – 3 October 1701) was an English civil servant, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1665 and 1701 and in the Irish House of Commons between 1692 and 1699. He was Secretary of State for the Northern Department from 1674 to 1679.