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Meriwether Lewis
American explorer and Governor (1774–1809)
Meriwether Lewis | |
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Portrait by Charles Wilson Peale, c. 1807 | |
In office March 3, 1807 – October 11, 1809 | |
Appointed by | Thomas Jefferson |
Preceded by | James Wilkinson |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Howard |
In office 1803–1806 | |
President | Thomas Jefferson |
Preceded by | Corps commissioned |
Succeeded by | Corps disbanded |
In office 1801–1803 | |
President | Thomas Jefferson |
Preceded by | William Smith Shaw |
Succeeded by | Lewis Harvie |
Born | (1774-08-18)August 18, 1774 Locust Hill Plantation, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia(now Ivy, Virginia) |
Died | October 11, 1809(1809-10-11) (aged 35) Hickman County, Tennessee, U.S. (now near Hohenwald, Tennessee) |
Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
Occupation | Explorer, soldier, politician |
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Branch/service | Infantry |
Years of service | 1795–1807 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Legion of the United States
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