William CLARK

                   Appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the territory of Upper Louisiana.
1813, Appointed Governor of the Missouri Territory which he held until 1820.
Anna Rogers Clark, wife of Col. John Field, was the sister of General George Rogers Clark and also the sister of William Clark of the William and Clark Expedition.
Died in the home of his firstborn son, Meriweather Lewis Clark.

BROTHER OF GEORGE ROGERS CLARK

CO-LEADER OF THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, MAY 1804 - SEP 1806

BRIG. GEN. OF THE LOUISIANA MILITIA

SUPERINTENDANT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

INDIAN FIGHTER, WAR OF 1812 VETERAN

GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI TERRITORY, 1813-21

William Clark learned many of his wilderness skills from his famous older brother George Rogers Clark. William was an army officer engaged in various battles with the Native Americans. Among his soldiers was Ensign Meriwether Lewis whom he befriended. Meriwether later became the personal secretary to Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson selected Lewis to lead the "Corps of Discovery," an exploratory expedition into the newly-purchased Louisiana Territory, and Lewis in turn selected his friend William Clark to accompany him. Clark was the military leader and cartographer of the expedition. He made numerous maps and drawings, and kept journals of their experiences.