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  Crockett, David
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NameDavid Crockett
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Crockett, Tennessee , United States
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Born August 17, 1786
DiedMarch 06, 1836 (49 years)
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Info(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 to the Twentieth and succeeding 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; Battle of the Alamo, San Antonio, Tex., 1836; died about March 6, 1836.

First Appeared on a United States Postage Stamp in 1967.
Vote totals for elections in which was nominated for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans (1900-1965): 1900-8, 1910-4, 1915-1, 1920-4, 1930-7, 1950-0, 1955-0, 1960-0, 1965-0.

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Son John Wesley Crockett 1807-1852

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RACES
  08/06/1835 TN District 12 Lost 48.61% (-2.78%)
  06/02/1834 US House Speaker Lost 0.27% (-30.05%)
  08/02/1833 TN District 12 Won 51.11% (+2.22%)
  08/04/1831 TN District 9 Lost 48.22% (-3.56%)
  08/07/1829 TN District 9 Won 63.86% (+29.56%)
  08/03/1827 TN District 9 Won 49.14% (+18.61%)
  08/05/1825 TN District 9 Lost 38.06% (-3.96%)
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