Charles Godfrey Gunther (April 7, 1822 – January 22, 1885) was mayor of New York City from 1864 until 1866.

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Gunther was born in New York on April 7, 1822,^{[lower-alpha 1]} into a family of recent immigrants from Germany.^[2][3] His father, Christian G. Gunther, was a wealthy fur merchant, and Gunther would eventually join the family business.

Gunther was also a volunteer firefighter for many years.^[1]

Gunther was active in Tammany Hall politics since his teenage years.^[2]

In 1861 he ran for mayor as a Democrat, but lost to Republican George Opdyke in an election fraught with Civil War complications. In 1863 Gunther ran again and was elected, serving his two-year term from 1864 until 1866.^[2]

After leaving politics, Gunther became a railroad executive, working in that capacity until his death in New York on January 22, 1885.^[2][4]

He was buried in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery.

• German Americans