| Joseph F. Williams | |
| State Senate: | Ohio |
| District: | 22nd |
| Term Start: | 1854 |
| Term End: | 1856 |
| Term Start2: | 1847 |
| Term End2: | 1848 |
| State House2: | Ohio |
| Term Start3: | 1845 |
| Term End3: | 1846 |
| Successor3: | Clement Vallandigham |
| Alongside3: | Clement Vallandigham |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1809 |
| Birth Place: | Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Salineville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Mary Gilson Miss Northdrift |
| Relatives: | Curtis C. Williams (grandson) |
Joseph F. Williams (August 15, 1809 – December 11, 1882) was an American politician from Ohio. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing Columbiana County from 1845 to 1846 and from 1847 to 1848. He served as a member of the Ohio Senate from 1854 to 1856.
Joseph F. Williams was born on August 15, 1809, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Edward Williams. His father was of Scottish-Irish ancestry.[1]
Williams worked as a blacksmith in Columbiana County, Ohio, and built mechanical devices for mills and factories.[1]
Williams was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing Columbiana County from 1845 to 1846 and from 1847 to 1848. He served as a member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 22nd district from 1854 to 1856.[1] [2] He was justice of the peace of Salineville.[3]
Later in life, Williams was an oil prospector in Ohio and Pennsylvania.[3]
Williams married Mary Gilson. Their son Richard G. Williams served in the Ohio House of Representatives. He lived on a farm in Salineville.[1] His grandson Curtis C. was a prosecuting attorney and judge of common pleas in Franklin County, Ohio.[1] He also married Miss Northdrift who predeceased him. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Salineville. He was chosen as an elder of the search at its founding in 1864.[3] [4]
Williams died following a fall on December 11, 1882, at his home in Salineville.[1] [3]