Joseph Watson (mayor)

Joseph Watson
57th Mayor of Philadelphia
In office October 19, 1824 – October 21, 1828
Preceded by	Robert Wharton
Succeeded by	George M. Dallas
Personal details
Born	1784 (1784) Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 9, 1841(1841-04-09) (aged 55–56) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	National Republican

Joseph Watson was an American merchant and politician. He was the mayor of Philadelphia from 1824 to 1828. Watson was known for his efforts to free free blacks who had been kidnapped in Philadelphia and transported to southern plantations as slaves and in pursuing members of Patty Cannon's gang of kidnappers.