| Joseph Nathan Teal | |
| Birth Date: | 1858 |
| Birth Place: | Eugene, Oregon |
| Death Date: | 1929 |
| Death Place: | Portland, Oregon |
| Occupation: | Attorney |
Joseph Nathan Teal (1858–1929) was a prominent attorney and civic leader in Portland, Oregon in the early 20th century. He was known as an advocate of waterway development in the Pacific Northwest.[1] He served as the chair of the Oregon Conservation Commission under governors Frank Benson and Oswald West. In 1909 he spoke at the first National Conservation Congress in Seattle.[2] He served as the U.S. Shipping Commissioner in 1920–21.[3]
Teal was promoted as a candidate for United States Secretary of the Interior in 1913.[4] He commissioned the statue "The Pioneer" in Eugene.[5] His only child (as of 1919) was Ruth Josephine Teal, who married Carleton Walter Betts of Buffalo in 1919.[6]