William Charles Salmon (April 3, 1868 – May 13, 1925) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee.

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William Charles Salmon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district
In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Preceded by	Clarence W. Turner
Succeeded by	Edward E. Eslick
Personal details
Born	April 3, 1868 (1868-04-03) Henry County, Tennessee, United States
Died	May 13, 1925 (1925-05-14) (aged 57) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Valparaiso University Cumberland University
Profession	Attorney politician teacher farmer judge
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War I

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Born on April 3, 1868, near Paris, Tennessee in Henry County, Salmon attended the public schools, Edgewood Normal School, and Valparaiso University at Valparaiso, Indiana. He graduated in law from Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tennessee in 1897. He was admitted to the bar the same year, and he commenced practice in Columbia, Tennessee in Maury County.

Salmon taught in public and private schools for six years and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as special circuit judge of the eleventh judicial circuit of Tennessee in 1908. He was president of the Columbia Board of Education from 1908 to 1922. He commanded an Artillery battery during World War I.^[1]

Elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress, serving from March 4, 1923, to March 3, 1925.^[2]

Salmon died on May 13, 1925 (age 57 years, 40 days) in Washington, D.C., and is interred at Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia, Tennessee.^[3]