Charles Lynch (politician)
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Charles Lynch (1783 - February 9, 1853) was a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi. He was elected to the Mississippi 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 of 1836.
He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi.
| Preceded by Abram M. Scott |
Governor of Mississippi 1833 |
Succeeded by Hiram Runnels |
| Preceded by John A. Quitman |
Governor of Mississippi 1836-1838 |
Succeeded by Alexander G. McNutt |
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| Governors of Mississippi |  |
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| Holmes • Poindexter • Leake • Brandon • Holmes • Brandon • Scott • Lynch • Runnels • Quitman • Lynch • McNutt • Tucker • Brown • Matthews • Quitman • Guion • J. Whitfield • Foote • Pettus • McRae • McWillie • Pettus • Clark • Sharkey • Humphreys • Ames • Alcorn • Powers • Ames • Stone • Lowry • Stone • McLaurin • Longino • Vardaman • Noel • Brewer • Bilbo • Russell • H. Whitfield • Murphree • Bilbo • Conner • White • Johnson • Murphree • Bailey • Wright • White • Coleman • Barnett • Johnson Jr. • Williams • Waller • Finch • Winter • Allain • Mabus • Fordice • Musgrove • Barbour |
