Joseph Williamson | |
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| Member of the English Parliament | |
| 1701 1698-1699 1695-1696 | Thetford |
| 1690-1701 | Rochester |
| Member of the Parliament of Ireland | |
| 1695-1699 | Limerick City |
| 1695 | Portarlington |
| 1692-1693 | County Clare |
| 2nd President of the Royal Society | |
| In office 1677–1680 | |
| Preceded by | William Brouncker |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Wren |
| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | |
| In office 1674–1679 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Coventry |
| Succeeded by | Robert Spencer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1633 Bridekirk |
| Died | 3 October 1701 (aged 68) Cobham, Kent |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Stewart, Baroness Clifton |
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Sir Joseph Williamson, PRS (25 July 1633 – 3 October 1701) was an English civil servant, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1665 and 1701 and in the Irish House of Commons between 1692 and 1699. He was Secretary of State for the Northern Department from 1674 to 1679.