Was William Clark ever president

Answer 1

William Clark was never president. He served in the U.S. Army as an artillery officer and eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant. Clark was to become a leader in what became known as the Lewis and Clark expedition. Clark was the one in charge of taking care of the supplies, guiding the boats, and keeping the journals. His partner Lewis was the one mainly in charge of diplomacy with the natives and keeping details reports of animals, plant life, weather, etc. After the expedition, Clark would serve as governor of the Missouri Territory and he continued to lead Native American affairs for 30 years as an Indian Agent, enjoying a high reputation as an authority on the West. Many hunters, adventurers and explorers would visit him in St. Louis for advice. He died at age 69 on September 1, 1838, while at the home of his son, Meriwhether Lewis Clark.