Lewis was born on Aug 18 1774 grew up near Charlottesville VA on locust hill with his parents William and Lucy Meriwether. Lewis´s father died while serving in the continental army in 1779 so Lewis´s mother married John marks then relocated to georgia where he spent 7 years there and developed a love for the wilderness. In 1801 near Ivy Virginia Lewis was asked by President Thomas Jefferson to be his personal secretary he shaped our country 's past he explored the west of america and made contact with Native americans he died on October 11 1809 he killed himself. Lewis was raised by Lucy meriwether and John marks (William Meriwether dies while serving the continental army) Lewis went to Washington and lee university until the age
C.S Lewis’ most famous works are The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, and The Space Trilogy. Lewis is best known for his books about Christianity and his sci-fi and fantasy books. Being in the war and all of the other hardships in his life had an impact on his
Lewis' early childhood years weren't always stable. His mother, Sunseria, was just 16 at the time of his birth and his father, Elbert Ray Jackson, was largely absent during his son's childhood. As a boy, and the eventual older brother to four younger siblings, Lewis quickly became the man of the house. He helped his sisters with their hair and made sure his younger brother arrived at daycare on time. Disgusted with his father's lack of contact, Lewis abandoned the name Ray Jenkins and took the name of her mother's boyfriend, Ray Lewis, when he entered Kathleen High School.
Lewis was born in Virginia on a plantation that his family owned. When the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 broke out, George Washington called for volunteers to join an army to put a stop to the rebellion; Lewis was on of the first to enlist. Through out his military carrier he was always moving around to different states. He became very familiar with America. Upon Thomas Jefferson’s election in 1801 Meriwether Lewis was appointed to be the Presidents secretary because of his “knowledge of the western country” and his ability to “aid in private concerns of the household.”
His mother, Joy had already graduated from American University in Washington D.C. Although she was engaged by the time she was a junior, she had another her finance, a recent graduate, to help support her and their family until she finished her studies. By the time she left her husband, she had earned her degree. Joy also had an amazing support group to help raise her children when they moved to
Reginald F. Lewis was an African-American lawyer, businessman, author, and philanthropist. Lewis was a larger than life figure in the business world. His intelligence, determination, and tenacity to all his endeavors and set a standard for excellence that endures to this day. His life story brought him to the city of Baltimore, to the highest reaches of finance in Wall Street. When he passed away at the age of 50 from brain cancer in 1993, Forbes magazine put him on its list of the wealthiest Americans with a net worth of about $400 million.
Meriwether Lewis’s infamous expedition and the Romanticism Era is what inspired him to keep detailed journals, and it’s because of these journals that we know about his heroic journey. Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774 in Albemarle, Virginia. He was the second child and first
Lewis was born on August 18,1774 in Ivy,Virginia. He died on October 11,1809 in Nashville. In 1806 he was shot in the leg. He lived in Washington. He met Clark in the Army.
Up until now, historians haven’t been able to deduce Meriwether Lewis’ death. Lewis’ closest friends – Thomas Jefferson and William Clark – dismissed his death as a suicide, but some historical accounts claim that Lewis’ death could possibly be more than just a suicide. Meriwether Lewis (1774 – 1809) was an American Explorer, soldier, and politician who was famed for leading the Lewis and Clark Expedition (also sometimes referred to as the Corps of Discovery Expedition) along with his companion, William Clark. Lewis grew up in Albermarle County, Virginia (present day Ivy, Virginia) on August 1874, and was the second child and first son of William and Lucy Meriwether Lewis. Meriwether Lewis was also a trusted friend of President Thomas Jefferson
Oliver Ellsworth was born on April 29, 1745 in Windsor, Connecticut. He attended Yale in 1762, but transferred to the College of New Jersey which is now known as Princeton University. In 1771, Oliver Ellsworth was admitted to the Connecticut bar and became a lawyer. A year later he married Abigale Wolcott and had six kids with her. In 1777, Oliver became Connecticut’s state attorney for Hartford County, later that year he was chosen as one of Connecticut’s representatives in the Continental Congress.
Her next husband was John Loder. During this marriage she had two children, Anthony and Denise Loder. Her next marriages were Ernest Stauffer, Howard Lee, and Lewis W. Boise Jr. Even though she was married multiple times she died
In the time of Clive Staples life, he won many different awards, including the Carnegie medal, which is one of the most outstanding awards given to authors. Clive Staples is very well known for his strong faith in God, which later led him to write the chronicles of Narnia series. The time period of Lewis had a great impact on the way he wrote the things he did. Lewis’s college experiences had the most impact on the things he did and the books he wrote. Another experience that impacted his writing was the army.
One of his turning points was "An uncle gave me a bible for Christmas when I was four and yes, I do remember"(26). This turning point was important because he mentioned he remembers, and he specifically says he remembers. Reading this book changed him from the beginning, the book inspired Lewis to become a preacher in the future when he was just 5 years old. It's important because it's mentioned Lewis learns from the bible, he continues to say he understand the words in the Bible in him, phrases in the Bible that stuck with him. Because he was given a bible at such a young age, he was inspired to do more work, schoolwork was his passion and his favorite thing to do.
Biography: C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis was born on November 29, 1898 in Belfast, Ireland, to the parents of Flora August Hamilton Lewis and Albert J. Lewis. His mother died when he was 10 years of age. Later he died on November 22,1963, in Headington, Oxford. C.S. only has one brother, Warren Lewis, whom he was very close to. As a child he was “enraptured by fantastic animals and tales of gallantry, hence the brothers created the imagery land of Boxen, complete with an intricate history that served them for years” (Biography.com).
Lewis wrote this novel to fascinate children. So, the animals of Narnia have
