Charles Victor Thompson (10 September 1885 – 11 May 1968) was an Australian politician and journalist.

He lost his seat at the September 1940 election to another member of the Country Party, Joe Abbott.

[2] Thompson joined The Tamworth Daily Observer in 1911 as a senior reporter, having previously worked for newspapers in Narrabri, Murwillumbah and Albury.

He was appointed as editor a few months later and oversaw its transformation into the Northern Daily Leader.

He was appointed as a director of its holding company and eventually became one of its largest shareholders, only retiring from the board in 1965.