Charles Lynch (
1783 -
1853) was a
Democratic Mississippi politican. He was elected to the state senate and served in
1827 and
1832-
1833. In July
1833, he suceeded Governor
Abram L. Scott who had died in office and remained so until the election of
Hiram Runnels[?] in November of that year. He was later elected in his own right and served a complete 2 year term as governor starting in January 1836.