Joseph T. Niehaus Sr.

Joseph T. Niehaus Sr. (February 23, 1906 – August 8, 1989) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician.

Niehaus was born on a farm near Melrose, Minnesota, and went to high school. Niehaus took agricultural courses in vocational school and went to the University of Minnesota. He was a farmer and lived in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, with his wife and family.

Niehaus was also involved with the rural telephone company and the Sauk Centre Creamery, and was also a beekeeper and produced honey. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1969 to 1982 and was a Republican. He died at St. Michael's Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.