| Joseph Johnson | |
| Order: | 27th Mayor of Charleston |
| Term Start: | 1825 |
| Term End: | 1827 |
| Predecessor: | Samuel Prioleau |
| Successor: | John Gadsden |
| Party: | Whig |
| Birth Date: | June 15, 1776 |
| Birth Place: | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Death Date: | October 6, 1862 |
| Death Place: | Pineville, South Carolina |
| Profession: | Physician |
| Spouse: | Catherine Hannah Bonneau |
| Signature: | Signature of Joseph Johnson (1776–1862).png |
Joseph Johnson (1776–1862) was the twenty-seventh mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, serving two terms from 1825 to 1827. He was re-elected to his second term on September 4, 1826.[1] He also was the president of the Branch Bank of the United States from 1818 until its close[2] and authored a work titled "Traditions of South Carolina."[3] Johnson died on October 6, 1862, in Pineville, South Carolina[4] and is buried at St. Philips Episcopal Church in Charleston.[5] In his youth he operated the leading drug store in Charleston.[2]