John Wesley Crockett

John Wesley Crockett

John Wesley Crockett (born July 10, 1807 in Trenton , Gibson County , Tennessee , †  November 24, 1852 in Memphis , Tennessee) was an American politician . Between 1837 and 1841 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Wesley Crockett was the son of Congressman Davy Crockett , also best known for his death in the battle for the Alamo in 1836. The younger Crockett attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in his new profession in Paris (Tennessee). As a result, he held several local offices.

His real political career as a member of the Whig Party began only after his father's death. In the congressional elections of 1836 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the twelfth constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Adam Huntsman on March 4, 1837 . His father had also represented this district in Congress until 1835 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1841 .

After retiring from the US House of Representatives, John Crockett served as chief prosecutor in Tennessee's 9th District between 1841 and 1843. In 1843 he moved to New Orleans , Louisiana , where he worked as a commission dealer. He also got into the newspaper business by publishing a daily newspaper. In 1852 Crockett moved to Memphis, where he died on November 24 of that year.

Web links

• John Wesley Crockett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Wesley Crockett in the database of Find a Grave (English)