Charles Herbert Wilson (February 15, 1917 – July 21, 1984) was a California Democratic politician from the Los Angeles area.

[1] Wilson was born in Magna, Utah, and moved with his parents in 1922 to Los Angeles, California.

[2] He attended public schools in Los Angeles and Inglewood, where he was later an employee at a bank, from 1935 to 1942.

[2] Wilson served as a staff sergeant in the United States Army from June 1942 to December 1945, where he gained experience overseas in the European Theater of Operations.

On June 10, 1980, Wilson was reprimanded by the House for financial misconduct stemming from the Koreagate scandal.