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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeDavid CROCKETT
(1786-1836)
CROCKETT, David, (father
of John Wesley Crockett), a Representative from Tennessee; born at
the confluence of Limestone Creek and Nolichuckey River in the
State of Franklin, present day Greene County, Tenn., August 17,
1786; attended the common schools; served in Creek campaign,
1813-1814; member of the Tennessee state house of representatives,
1821-1823; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Nineteenth
Congress in 1825; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth
Congress; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first
Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1831); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection to the Twenty-second Congress in 1830; elected as an
Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833-March
3, 1835); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the
Twenty-fourth Congress in 1834; fought at the Battle of the Alamo,
San Antonio, Tex., 1836; died about March 6, 1836.
Bibliography
Crockett, David. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of
the State of Tennessee. Edited by James A. Shackford and
Stanley J. Folmsbee. Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press,
1973; Shackford, James Atkins. David Crockett: The Man and The
Legend. Edited by John B. Shackford; Introduction by Michael A.
Lofaro. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1994.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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