| Honorific-Prefix: | The Hon. |
| Joseph Godbout | |
| Office: | Senator for La Salle, Quebec |
| Predecessor: | Joseph Arthur Paquet |
| Successor: | Jacques Bureau |
| Term Start: | April 4, 1901 |
| Term End: | April 1, 1923 |
| Appointed: | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Constituency Mp2: | Beauce |
| Parliament2: | Canadian |
| Predecessor2: | Thomas Linière Taschereau |
| Successor2: | Henri Sévérin Béland |
| Term Start2: | 1887 |
| Term End2: | 1901 |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1850 |
| Birth Place: | St-Vital de Lambton, Beauce County, Canada East |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Relations: | Arthur Godbout, brother |
Joseph Godbout (May 12, 1850 - April 1, 1923) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauce in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1901 as an independent Liberal and then Liberal member. He sat for La Salle division in the Senate of Canada from 1901 to 1923.
He was born in St-Vital de Lambton, Beauce County, Canada East, the son of Joseph Godbout. Godbout was educated at the Séminaire de Quebec and the Université Laval. He was married twice: to Rachel Audet in 1878 and, after his first wife's death, to Hermine Fauteux (née St-Pierre).[1] Godbout was mayor of St-François in 1898. He was named to the Senate by Sir Wilfrid Laurier on April 4, 1901. Godbout died in office at the age of 72.
His step-grandson Gaspard Fauteux also served as a member of the House of Commons.