Charles Lynch (judge)
American planter, politician, military officer and judge (1736–1796) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Lynch (1736 – 1796) was an American planter, politician, military officer and judge who headed a kangaroo court in Virginia to punish Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. The terms "lynching" and "lynch law" are believed to be derived from his surname.[1]