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- Charles_Lynch_(judge) abstract "Charles Lynch (1736-1796) was a Virginia planter, politician, and American revolutionary who headed an irregular court in Virginia to punish Loyalist supporters of the British during the American Revolutionary War. The terms "lynching" and "lynch law" are said by some to derive from his name, but there is no evidence for this.".
- Charles_Lynch_(judge) comment "Charles Lynch (1736-1796) was a Virginia planter, politician, and American revolutionary who headed an irregular court in Virginia to punish Loyalist supporters of the British during the American Revolutionary War. The terms "lynching" and "lynch law" are said by some to derive from his name, but there is no evidence for this.".