Meriwether Lewis

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explorer human politician soldier

Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, and politician best known for co-leading the Lewis and Clark Expedition that charted the newly acquired western territories of the United States.

Observed surface forms (1)

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William Clark 0 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf explorer →
human →
politician →
soldier →
appointedBy Thomas Jefferson →
burialPlace near Natchez Trace, Tennessee →
coLeaderOf Lewis and Clark Expedition →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1774-08-18 →
dateOfDeath 1809-10-11 →
educatedAt tutored in Virginia →
employer Executive Office of the President of the United States →
surface form: Office of the President of the United States
endTime 1803 (as Jefferson's private secretary) →
1809 (as Governor of Louisiana Territory) →
ethnicGroup English American →
expeditionPartner William Clark →
exploredRegion Louisiana Purchase →
Pacific Northwest →
familyName Lewis →
fullName Meriwether Lewis self-link →
givenName Meriwether →
hasMonument Meriwether Lewis Monument, Lewis County, Tennessee →
knownFor co-leading the Lewis and Clark Expedition →
mannerOfDeath disputed →
gunshot wound →
memberOf Virginia militia →
militaryBranch United States Army →
militaryRank captain →
nativeLanguage English →
notableWork Lewis and Clark Expedition →
occupation explorer →
politician →
public administrator →
soldier →
participantIn Lewis and Clark Expedition →
Northwest Indian War →
Whiskey Rebellion →
partOf Lewis and Clark Expedition →
surface form: Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery
placeOfBirth Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia →
Ivy, Virginia →
placeOfDeath Grinder's Stand, Tennessee →
near Hohenwald, Tennessee →
positionHeld Governor of Louisiana Territory →
Private Secretary to President Thomas Jefferson →
religion Protestantism (commonly assumed) →
residence Monticello →
surface form: Monticello (as Jefferson's private secretary)
servedUnder Thomas Jefferson →
sexOrGender male →
startTime 1801 (as Jefferson's private secretary) →
1807 (as Governor of Louisiana Territory) →

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sacagawea → associatedWith → Meriwether Lewis →
Meriwether Lewis → fullName → Meriwether Lewis self-link →
Clark County, Washington → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis →
this entity surface form: William Clark
Fort Lewis → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis →
subject surface form: Joint Base Lewis–McChord
Lewis County, Washington → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis →
Lewiston, Idaho → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis →
William Clark → partnerInExplorationWith → Meriwether Lewis →