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Meriwether Lewis
American explorer and Governor (–)
Meriwether Lewis | |
|---|---|
Portrait by Charles Wilson Peale, c. | |
| In office March 3, &#;– October 11, | |
| Appointed by | Thomas Jefferson |
| Preceded by | James Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Howard |
| In office – | |
| President | Thomas Jefferson |
| Preceded by | Corps commissioned |
| Succeeded by | Corps disbanded |
| In office – | |
| President | Thomas Jefferson |
| Preceded by | William Smith Shaw |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Harvie |
| Born | ()August 18, Locust Hill Plantation, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia(now Ivy, Virginia) |
| Died | October 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 | – |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Legion of the United States 1st United States Infantry Regiment |
| Commands | Corps of Discovery; see above. |