Surprising People Who Have Appeared On US Currency

Meriwether Lewis

Meriwether Lewis is one of the more surprising additions to this list because he isn’t widely known. We know that he was an explorer and politician active during the Presidency of Thomas Jefferson. You might have heard of the Lewis and Clark Expedition; Meriwether was the leader of that.

The goal of this expedition was to cross the Westernmost point of the United States and establish trade and sovereignty where possible. In 1809 he died from gunshot wounds, but it’s unclear if this was as a result of murder or suicide. Both Lewis and Clark appeared on a $10 note in 1901.