Charles Lynch (August 8,[citation needed] 1783 – February 9, 1853) was a Democratic and Whig politician who served as Governor of Mississippi and was a former enslaver.

He was elected President of the Senate, and in June 1833, he succeeded Governor Abram L. Scott, who had died in office.

He completed Scott's term, serving until November 1833, when he was succeeded by Hiram Runnels.

One of his first acts as governor was approving a law to create 10 new counties from land received after the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek between the Choctaw tribe and the federal government.

[3] After the end of Lynch's term, he served as the President of the Alabama and Mississippi Railroad and Banking Company, and served as Commissioner of Public Buildings for Jackson, Mississippi's capital, where he would oversee the construction of a new state capitol building, executive mansion, and state penitentiary, a facility known as "The Walls," located at the site of the current Mississippi State Capitol.