Meriwether Lewis Biography
Explorer (1774–1809)
Meriwether Lewis teamed up with William Clark to form the historic Lewis and Clark expedition. Together they explored the lands west of the Mississippi.
Who Was Meriwether Lewis?
Born in 1774 in Virginia, Meriwether Lewis was asked by President Thomas Jefferson in 1801 to act as his private secretary. Jefferson soon made Lewis another offer — to lead an expedition into the lands west of the Mississippi, which he did after enlisting William Clark. With the help of Sacagawea, the team successfully reached the Pacific Ocean in November of 1805. Their journey was famously known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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