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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 |
| Signature | |
| Branch/service | Infantry |
| Years of service | 1795–1807 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Legion of the United States
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