| Charles Hosmer Morse | |
| Birth Date: | September 23, 1833 |
| Birth Place: | St. Johnsbury, Vermont |
| Death Date: | May 5, 1921 |
| Death Place: | Orange County, Florida |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Businessman, developer, philanthropist |
| Known For: | Founder of Fairbanks, Morse and Co.; Winter Park, Florida city leader |
Charles Hosmer Morse (September 23, 1833 – May 5, 1921) was an American businessman and philanthropist. Morse was born at St. Johnsbury, Vermont.[1] He graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1850. Shortly after graduation he joined his uncle, Zelotus Hosmer, in the Boston office of E. & T. Fairbanks, marketing platform scales. He was promoted to the New York office, and then to Chicago, eventually establishing a branch that would go on to be known as Fairbanks-Morse corporation. He was also an early resident of and influential figure in the city of Winter Park, Florida.[2]
Morse was a prominent developer in Chicago, for whom Morse Avenue in far-north Rogers Park takes its name.