Charles Kenneth Claunch, Sr. (October 7, 1899 – November 9, 1978) was an usher for the White House who was appointed as Government Secretary to the United States Virgin Islands and was briefly acting-Governor in 1955 after a scandal.

[1] Claunch was born in Chicago, Illinois and joined the United States Navy in 1918 where he was assigned to the White House as an assistant to a naval aide.

In 1938, with a rank of chief petty officer, he resigned from the Navy to accept a position as an usher in the White House.

[3][4] After a scandal and the resignation of Governor Archie Alexander, Claunch was made acting-Governor from August 17 to October 31, 1955.

The Washington Post reported that he was the only white man to have served under Alexander's government.