David Davy Crockett (August 17 1786 – March 6 1836) was a 19th-century American folk hero frontiersman soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet King of the Wild Frontier. He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives served in the Texas Revolution and died at the Battle of the Alamo.Crockett grew up in East Tennessee where he gained a reputation for hunting and storytelling.
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active years end date
1831-03-04, 1835-03-04
active years start date
1827-03-04, 1833-03-04
birth date
1786-08-17
birth place
State of Franklin, Greene County Tennessee
death date
1836-03-06
death place
Republic of Texas, San Antonio, Alamo Mission in San Antonio
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