Charles Winston Thompson (December 30, 1860 – March 20, 1904) was an American banker and politician.

Thompson used the proceeds of the sale to open the Bank of Tuskegee, to which he was elected president.

[2] Two years later, Governor Joseph F. Johnston appointed Thompson to his staff as a lieutenant colonel.

[2] While serving his first term, Thompson met a number of representatives from northern states and learned his personal prejudices against them where unfounded.

[5] Thompson took ill and died from pneumonia during the afternoon of March 20, 1904, in Washington, D.C.[6] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress