John Wesley Crockett

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John Wesley Crockett
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 12th district
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
Preceded byAdam Huntsman
Succeeded byMilton Brown
Personal details
BornJuly 10, 1807
East Tennessee
DiedNovember 24, 1852 (aged 45)
Memphis, Tennessee
Political partyWhig
Spouse(s)Martha Hamilton
ChildrenAlice Ann Crockett Tharpe Charles Walton Crockett

John Wesley Crockett (July 10, 1807 – November 24, 1852), was an American politician who represented Tennessee's Twelfth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. It was the same district his father, David Crockett, had represented earlier.

Biography[]

Crockett was born in East Tennessee on July 10, 1807 to David (Davy) Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) and his first wife, Mary (Polly) Finley (1788–1815). He had one brother named William Finley Crockett and one sister named Margaret Finley (Polly) Crockett. He was educated in the public schools,[1] studied law, and then was admitted to the bar. He began his law practice in Paris, Tennessee. He married Martha Hamilton and they had fourteen children.[2]

Career[]

Crockett held numerous local and state offices before being elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses; he succeeded Adam Huntsman, the man who had defeated his father in the 1835 election. He served from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1841.[3] Crockett was next elected by the Tennessee General Assembly to be the attorney general for the ninth district of Tennessee, and served from 1841 to 1843.

In 1843, Crockett moved to New Orleans and became a commission merchant. He was also a newspaper editor, publishing the National from May 22, 1848 and establishing the Crescent around 1847.[4]

Death[]

After moving to Memphis, Tennessee, Crockett died there the same year on November 24, 1852 at age 45. He is interred at Old City Cemetery in Paris, Tennessee.[5]

Crockett family tree[]

David Crockett family tree


References[]

  1. ^ "John Wesley Crockett". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. ^ "John Wesley Crockett". Downtown Paris Association. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. ^ "John Wesley Crockett". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  4. ^ "John Wesley Crockett". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  5. ^ "John Wesley Crockett". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  6. ^ DRT (2001), p.43
  7. ^ DRT (2001), p.43
  8. ^ DRT (2001), p.43
  9. ^ Wallis (2011), p.19
  10. ^ Wallis (2011), p.19
  11. ^ Wallis (2011), p.19
  12. ^ Wallis (2011), p.19
  13. ^ Wallis (2011), p.19
  14. ^ Wallis (2011), p.19
  15. ^ Wallis (2011), p.19
  16. ^ Wallis (2011), pp.76-77
  17. ^ Wallis (2011), p.81
  18. ^ Wallis (2011), p.81
  19. ^ Wallis (2011), p.93
  20. ^ Wallis (2011), p.93
  21. ^ Wallis (2011), p.146
  22. ^ Wallis (2011), p.156
  23. ^ Wallis (2011), p.162

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Adam Huntsman 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 12th congressional district
1837–1841 		Succeeded by
Milton Brown
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