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MERIWETHER LEWIS

Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer. He was born in 1774 and died in 1809. He was secretary to President Jefferson from 1801 to 1803. He commanded an expedition with William Clark across the continent of America from 1803 to 1806. They ascended the Missouri River, named three of its tributaries the Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin Rivers, and descended the Columbia River to its mouth. From 1807 to 1809 he was Governor of Missouri Territory.
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