Charles Floyd (explorer)

Charles Floyd
Floyd ca. 1804 by Benjamin Trott
Born	June 20, 1782 Floyd's Station, St. Matthews, Kentucky
Died	August 20, 1804 (aged 22) Missouri River, north of Sioux City, Iowa
Resting place	Sergeant Floyd Monument
Occupation(s)	Explorer, soldier, quartermaster
Known for	Being a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and being the only fatality

Charles Floyd (June 20, 1782 – August 20, 1804) was an American explorer, a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, and the quartermaster of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A native of Kentucky, he was a son of Robert Clark Floyd, a nephew of James John Floyd, a cousin of Virginia governor John Floyd, and possibly a relative of William Clark. He was one of the first men to join the expedition, and the only member of the Corps of Discovery to die during the expedition.