Charles Danforth

{{Short description|American judge (1815–1890)}}

Charles Danforth (August 1, 1815 – March 30, 1890), of Gardiner, Maine, was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from January 5, 1864, to March 30, 1890.

Born in Norridgewock, Maine, Danforth read law to be admitted to the bar in 1838. He settled in Gardiner in 1841, from which he was a member of the Executive Council 1855. He was appointed as an associate justice on January 5, 1864, and served until his death.Maine Genealogy Archives, [http://archives.mainegenealogy.net/2008/05/maine-supreme-judicial-court-justices.html Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justices, 1820-1920].