Meriwether Lewis (Governor of Louisiana Territory)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Meriwether_Lewis_(Governor_of_Louisiana_Territory)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Liberty_Hall_Academy
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:birthDate August 18, 1774
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ivy,_Colony_of_Virginia,_British_America
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Meriwether_Lewis_National_Monument
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gunshot wounds
gptkbp:deathDate October 11, 1809
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hohenwald,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:expeditionPartner gptkb:William_Clark
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Pacific_Northwest
gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Meriwether_Lewis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meriwether Lewis (Governor of Louisiana Territory)
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:explorer
gptkb:soldier
politician
gptkbp:officeHolder Governor of Louisiana Territory
gptkbp:parent gptkb:William_Lewis
gptkb:Lucy_Meriwether
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_Wilkinson
gptkbp:rank Captain
gptkbp:signature Meriwether Lewis signature.svg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Benjamin_Howard
gptkbp:termEnd 1809
gptkbp:termStart 1807
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Presidency_of_Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7