because his mothers last name was Meriwether
William Clark and Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were their names.
Seaman or Scannon
You might have the names wrong. They are: William Clark and Meriwether Lewis. Both were not brothers nor were they related.However, if you are referring to William Clark's son, his name was indeed Meriwether Lewis Clark. Clark had named his son after his friend Meriwether Lewis; but those two are father and son, and not brothers.up the Missouri River and into the Pacific Northwest.
Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr is the grandson of William Clark. His father was William Clark's son Meriwether Lewis Clark, Sr. William Clark had named his son after his friend Meriwether Lewis.
Meriwether Lewis's real name is actually Meriwether Lewis.
Edward. Meriwether Edward Lewis.
His full name was "Meriwether Lewis." Both he and William Clark did not have a middle name. He is not to be confused with Meriwether Lewis Clark, William Clark's son or Meriwether Lewis Randolph, Thomas Jefferson's grandson.
Charles Meriwether
Lucy Meriwether Lewis (1752-1837), daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Meriwether. His father's name was William.
Meriwether Lewis
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Edward
None of the biographies for Meriwether Lewis list a middle name or initial. He was born in Charlottesville, VA in 1774 and died on October 11, 1809 in Nashville, TN. His father was John Lewis and his mother was Lucy Meriwether Lewis.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Seaman or Scannon
William Clark and Meriwether Lewis