Character Profle of Meriwether Lewis

Meriwether Lewis was one of the main leaders of the expedition into the western land. He was born on August 18, 1774 in a family of skilled cooks and soldiers. The Lewis family knew the Jefferson family because they had lived near each other in Virginia. Meriwether and Thomas grew up together and became close friends.

Meriwether was brought up in an environment in which he learned about nature and observation. When he later became Jefferson's personal secretary when Jefferson was president; Jefferson made sure he became an even more keen observer and made sure he was prepared for anything before sending him on the expedition. He also learned how to use herbs as medicine just has his aunt did.

When Lewis returned from the expedition he was famous. Thomas Jefferson wanted him to turn his reports from his journey into a book. But it was just too hard for Meriwether, so it wasn't done. He was also made the governor of Louisiana. Very few people realized how stressed Meriwether was with the job.

When traveling to Washington, overcome with the stress, he shot himself. Those who didn't know him had though he was murdered. And then there was those, who ignoring the bullet wound, suspected he died from pneumonia. And just like that, the life of the man who changed the USA was gone forever...

Reflection:

I did this post for mainly the same reason as the crossword puzzle. I had some trouble finding our about Meriwether's family and early life. I think this might have turned out to be ore of a biography than a character profile. I've been having trouble making my character profiles not sound like biographies. But other than that, I think it is a pretty good character profile.