Charles H. Durkee (December 10, 1805 – January 14, 1870) was an American pioneer, Congressman, and United States Senator from Wisconsin.

He was one of the founders of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and was a Governor of the Utah Territory in the last five years of his life.

There he became involved in agriculture and lumbering, and was a founder of the town of Southport (later Kenosha, Wisconsin).

In 1865 he became governor of the Utah Territory, and served in that position until 1869 when he resigned because of ill health.

[5] His former home, which later became an Episcopal school for girls and is now known as Kemper Hall, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.