Charles Kittredge True (August 14, 1809 – June 20, 1878) was a United States Methodist Episcopal clergyman, educator, and author.
He graduated at Harvard in 1832, and was subsequently pastor of several Methodist churches.
He entered the New England Conference, 1833; was agent of the New England Education Society, 1834; principal of Amenia Seminary, 1835; entered the New York Conference, 1836; was transferred to the New England Conference, 1838.
He edited the Oregonian and Indian Advocate in 1839 in Boston, Massachusetts.
They were the parents of agricultural educationist Alfred Charles True and zoologist Frederick William True.