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.

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Label Occurrences
Meriwether Lewis canonical 30
William Clark 1

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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 (31)

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

Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
subject surface form: Joint Base Lewis–McChord
Clark County, Washington → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Clark
Fort Lewis → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Meriwether Lewis → fullName → Meriwether Lewis self-link ⓘ
Lewis County, Washington → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Sacagawea → associatedWith → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
William Clark → partnerInExplorationWith → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Lewiston, Idaho → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Fort Clatsop → associatedWith → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Cape Disappointment → wasReachedBy → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Lewis and Clark Expedition → leader → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Lewis County, Missouri → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Lewis County → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
subject surface form: Lewis County, Washington
Milk River → namedBy → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Gates of the Mountains → namedBy → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Lewis and Clark Lake → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Lewis and Clark County → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
John Baptiste Charbonneau → traveledWith → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia → associatedWith → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Grinder's Stand, Tennessee → notablePersonAssociated → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Grinder's Stand, Tennessee → category → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Meriwether Lewis Monument, Lewis County, Tennessee → commemorates → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Meriwether Lewis Monument, Lewis County, Tennessee → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Meriwether Lewis Monument, Lewis County, Tennessee → dedicatedTo → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Meriwether Lewis Monument, Lewis County, Tennessee → hasGraveOf → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Lewis and Clark Recreation Area → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Lewis County, Tennessee → namedAfter → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Louisiana Territory → notableExplorer → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Toussaint Charbonneau → servedUnder → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ
Lewisburg, Tennessee → isNamedAfter → Meriwether Lewis ⓘ