Hall, Charles Francis

(1821–71) Arctic explorer; born in Rochester, N.H. Restless as a blacksmith, stationer, and engraver, he made two notable search expeditions in the Arctic (1860–62, 1864–69) for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition of 1847. Congress authorized his attempt to reach the North Pole in 1871. He died of an apoplectic stroke while on the journey.

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