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1774 – 1809Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809)Died 11 October 1809, aged 35American explorer who co-led the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the western United States to the Pacific coast. He died in Tennessee under disputed circumstances generally believed to be suicide, while serving as governor of Louisiana Territory.