Meriwether LewisRandolph (1810-1837) was the tenth child of Martha Jefferson Randolph and Thomas Mann Randolph and was named for the explorer Meriwether Lewis.
Reflecting on Meriwether Lewis after his death, Thomas Jefferson bemoaned the loss to “his country of one of her most valued citizens whose valour & intelligen…
Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, who with William Clark led the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the uncharted American interior to the Pacific Northwest in 1804–06. He later served as governor of Upper Louisiana Territory.
Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery…
Meriwether Lewis (18. srpna 1774 Ivy, Albemarle County – 11. října 1809 Grinder's Stand, Tennessee) byl americký cestovatel, voják a na sklonku života guvernér Missourského teritoria.
Poprvé se přes americký kontinet k Pacifiku dostala dvojice cestovatelů, Lewis a Clark. Tak začalo objevování americké pevniny dál od Atlantiku za prezidenta Jeffersona.
The MeriwetherLewis that emerges from this thoroughly researched biography is a man of honorable intentions who met severe challenges and handled difficult confrontations with patience and diplomacy.