| Joseph Hooker Shea | |
| Office: | United States Ambassador to Chile |
| Term Start: | May 30, 1916 |
| Term End: | May 5, 1921 |
| President: | Woodrow Wilson |
| Predecessor: | Henry Prather Fletcher |
| Successor: | William Miller Collier |
| Birth Date: | 24 July 1863 |
| Birth Place: | Lexington, Indiana, US |
| Death Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana, US |
Joseph Hooker Shea (July 24, 1863 – December 23, 1928) was the United States Ambassador to Chile from 1916 to 1921.
He was born on July 24, 1862. Shea was a member of the Indiana Senate from 1897 to 1899. He was a judge of the Fortieth Judicial Circuit of Indiana from 1906 to 1912, then a judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals from 1913 to 1916.
He was the United States Ambassador to Chile from May 30, 1916 to May 5, 1921.[1]
He died on December 23, 1928.[2] He was buried in Saint Patricks Catholic Cemetery in Madison, Indiana.