Charles Lynch (politician)

Charles Lynch
Portrait, c. 1833
8th and 11th Governor of Mississippi
In office
June 12, 1833 – November 20, 1833
Preceded byAbram M. Scott
Succeeded byHiram Runnels
In office
January 7, 1836 – January 8, 1838
Preceded byJohn A. Quitman
Succeeded byAlexander G. McNutt
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
In office
1827
In office
1832–1833
Personal details
Born(1783-08-08)August 8, 1783
Jefferson County, Virginia
(in modern-day Shelby County, Kentucky), U.S.
DiedFebruary 9, 1853(1853-02-09) (aged 69)
Monticello, Mississippi, U.S.
PartyDemocratic (before 1833)
Whig (1833–1852)

Charles Lynch (August 8, 1783 – February 9, 1853) was a Democratic and Whig politician who served as Governor of Mississippi and was a former enslaver.

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