Charles Lynch
Charles Lynch (
1783 -
1853) was a
Democratic Mississippi politician. He was elected to the state senate and served in
1827 and
1832-
1833. In July
1833, he succeeded Governor
Abram L. Scott who had died in office and remained so until the election of Hiram Runnels in November of that year. He was later elected in his own right and served a complete 2 year term as governor starting in January 1836.