Timeline September 1806

Events in September 1806 2

• 1749 – 1806 Charles James Fox (1749-1806) Died 13 September 1806, aged 57 Fox was a leading Whig politician and parliamentary orator who championed causes including the abolition of the slave trade and American independence. He served briefly as Foreign Secretary in 1806 as part of the Ministry of All the Talents coalition government. He died in office at Chiswick, London.
• 1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition concludes Explorers return to St. Louis after charting the American West The Corps of Discovery, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, returned to St. Louis on 23 September 1806 after more than two years mapping a route to the Pacific. The expedition gathered extensive geographic, scientific, and diplomatic information about the lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. It opened the way for American expansion into the western territories.