| Charles Downing | |
| Office: | Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Florida Territory |
| Term Start: | March 4, 1837 |
| Term End: | March 3, 1841 |
| Predecessor: | Joseph M. White |
| Successor: | David Levy Yulee |
| Office2: | Member of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida from Mosquito County |
| Term Start2: | 1835 |
| Term End2: | 1838 |
| Predecessor2: | Joseph L. Smith |
| Successor2: | William Henry Brockenbrough |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Death Date: | Oct. 24, 1841[1] |
| Death Place: | St. Augustine, Florida |
| Occupation: | lawyer |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Children: | Charles W. Downing, Jr. |
Charles Downing (died October 24, 1841) was a 19th-century American lawyer who served as a Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms from the Florida Territory from 1837 to 1841.
He was born in Virginia, although it is unknown when. In his life, Downing studied law, and after being admitted to The Florida Bar, he practiced in St. Augustine, Florida.
Initially, a member of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida, Downing was then elected to the Twenty-fifth United States Congress, and took office on March 4, 1837. Two years later, he was re-elected to the Twenty-sixth United States Congress, and his term ended on March 3, 1841.
In 1841 Charles Downing died in St. Augustine, Florida.
His son, Charles W. Downing, Jr., was Secretary of State of Florida.