Charles Lynch (politician)
Charles Lynch (August 8, 1783 – February 9, 1853) was a Democratic and Whig politician who served as Governor of Mississippi and was a former enslaver.
Charles Lynch | |
|---|---|
| 8th and 11th Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office June 12, 1833 – November 20, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Abram M. Scott |
| Succeeded by | Hiram Runnels |
| In office January 7, 1836 – January 8, 1838 | |
| Preceded by | John A. Quitman |
| Succeeded by | Alexander G. McNutt |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate | |
| In office 1827 | |
| In office 1832–1833 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 8, 1783 Jefferson County, Virginia (in modern-day Shelby County, Kentucky), U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 1853 (aged 69) Monticello, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1833) Whig (1833–1852) |
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