Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774, near Charlottesville, VA. William Clark was born on August 1, 1770, in Caroline County, VA. Therefore William Clark was older than Lewis by 3 years and 17 days.
When William Clark offered to join Lewis on the expedition on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois, he was 33. When the Corps of Discovery returned to St. Louis on September 23, 1806 he was 36.
The Lewis and Clark expedition was led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They were both co-captains of the expedition, which aimed to explore and map the newly acquired territory of the Louisiana Purchase.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are both dead. However, Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774 and William Clark was born on August 1, 1770. Therefore, if still alive today, Meriwether Lewis would be 235 years old and William Clark would be 239 years old.
William Clark was searching for a water route to the Pacific Ocean when he joined Meriwether Lewis in their famous expedition, the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Their goal was to explore and map the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase territory.
what Lewis and clark wanted to accomplish was to map the entire Louisiana purchase
William Clark's father is John Clark
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.
William Clark was born on August 1, 1770.
William Clark was born on August 1, 1770.
William Mortimer Clark was born in 1836.
William Mortimer Clark died in 1915.
William Harold Clark died in 1913.
William Henry Clark was born in 1876.
William Henry Clark died in 1952.
William C. Clark was born in 1948.
William A. Clark was born on 1839-01-08.