Josiah Brewer (June 1, 1796 – November 19, 1872) was an American minister and author. He was the father of US Supreme Court justice David Josiah Brewer. Brewer was born June 1, 1796, in Monterey, then a part of Tyringham, Mass. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1817 and Yale College in 1821. He began the study of theology at Andover Seminary in 1822, but in 1824 transferred himself to New Haven and finished his studies with the first class which received instruction in the Theological Department of Yale College. He was also for nearly two years, from 1824 to 1826, a tutor in the college.