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Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark.
In Search of York: The Slave Who Went to the Pacific With Lewis and Clark. University Press of Colorado. ISBN 0-87081-714-0. Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether. The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804–1806. Burns, Ken (1997). Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery. Knopf. ISBN 0-679-45450-0. Fenster, Julie M. (2016).
Celebrations took place on the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition. On May 14, 2004, the 200th anniversary of its outset, two companion 37-cent stamps were issued showing portraits of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. A special 32-page booklet accompanied the issue in eleven cities along the route taken by the Corps of Discovery. [41]
Clark was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Missouri and corps of discovery expedition leader, William Clark of Lewis and Clark fame. He was named after his father's friend and associate, Meriwether Lewis. In 1826, he was admitted to the United States Military Academy and graduated 23rd of 42 cadets in the Class of 1830.
Captain Meriwether Lewis Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) was born in Ivy, Virginia. He joined the First American Regiment in 1794 and served in the Ohio Valley and the Northwest Territory, where he became friends with William Clark. In 1801, President Thomas Jefferson appointed Lewis as his private secretary.
The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center marks 26 years of illustrating the historic voyage, still among the state's top draws. ... a scene of the Missouri that Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and ...
"From Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Lewis, 23 February 1801". archives.gov. National Archives and Records Administration "Lewis & Clark Timeline" (PDF). Thomas Jefferson Foundation; Lewis, Meriwether; Clark, William. Moulton, Gary E. (ed.). "Nebraska Edition". Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition Online.
He was the grandson of explorer and Missouri governor, General William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.His father was Major Meriwether Lewis Clark, "aide de camp" and in-law to General Stephen Watts Kearny, of Mexican–American War fame (Kearny married Mary Radford, the stepdaughter of Clark).