CROCKETT, David (1786-1836)
Anti-Jacksonian of Tennessee 
12th congressional district
Served in House 1827-1831 , 1833-1835
Biography
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 candidate to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829); changed from a Jacksonian candidate to an Anti-Jacksonian candidate; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1831); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twenty-second Congress in 1830; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate 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; remains cremated.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
