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See also
Anne
B. Crockett-Stark —
Joseph
Crockett Shaffer |
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Crockett, A. P. —
of Coeburn, Wise
County, Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Crockett,
Allen See J. Allen
Crockett |
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Crockett, Alvin —
of Logan, Cache
County, Utah.
Mayor
of Logan, Utah, 1866-70.
Burial
location unknown.
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Crockett, Amos E. —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Crockett, Charles —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Republican. Mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Crockett,
Davey See David Crockett |
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Crockett, David
(1786-1836) —
also known as Davey Crockett —
of Tennessee.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., August
17, 1786.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1821; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1827-31, 1833-35 (9th District
1827-31, 12th District 1833-35); served in the Texas Army during the
Texas War of Independence.
Member, Freemasons.
Killed
while defending the Alamo, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 6,
1836 (age 49 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Tex.
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Crockett, Donald —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 1st District,
1950.
Still living as of 1950.
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Crockett, Dorothy —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Crockett, Edmond I. —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Crockett, George W. III —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Son of George William Crockett, Jr..
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 93rd District, 1966; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 2001.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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Crockett, George William, Jr.
(1909-1997) —
also known as George W. Crockett, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., August
10, 1909.
Democrat. Recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1966-78; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1980-91; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy
in Washington, 1984.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; National
Lawyers Guild.
Served four months in federal prison
for contempt
of court in 1950, following his defense of a Communist leader on
trial in New York for advocating the overthrow of the government.
Among the founders of the nation's first
interracial law firm.
Ill with bone
cancer in 1997, he suffered a stroke and
died five days later, in Washington Home and Hospice,
Washington,
D.C., September
7, 1997 (age 88 years, 28
days).
Cremated.
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Crockett, Glen M. —
of Kahoka, Clark
County, Mo.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Clark County; elected 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Crockett, H. B. —
of Pulaski, Pulaski
County, Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Crockett, J. Allen —
Justice
of Utah state supreme court, 1951-81; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1959-61, 1967-70, 1979-81.
Still living as of 1981.
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Crockett, J. Strother —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Crockett, J. W. —
Secretary
of state of Arkansas, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Crockett, John —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona 1st District, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Crockett, John A. —
of Logan, Cache
County, Utah.
Mayor
of Logan, Utah, 1922-26.
Burial
location unknown.
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Crockett, John M.
(1816-1887) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born December
26, 1816.
Mayor
of Dallas, Tex., 1857-58, 1859-61, 1865-66.
Died August 4,
1887 (age 70 years, 221
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Park Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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Crockett, John T. —
Born in Prince
Edward Island.
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Charlottetown, 1890-1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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Crockett, John Watkins
(1818-1874) —
of Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in Jessamine
County, Ky., May 17,
1818.
Delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.
Died in Madisonville, Hopkins
County, Ky., June 20,
1874 (age 56 years, 34
days).
Interment at Fernwood
Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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Crockett, John Wesley
(1807-1852) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn., July 10,
1807.
Son of David Crockett.
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 12th District, 1837-41.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
24, 1852 (age 45 years, 137
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Paris, Tenn.
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Crockett, Joseph B.
(c.1827-1884) —
of California.
Born about 1827.
Justice
of California state supreme court, 1867-80.
Died in Fruitvale, Kern
County, Calif., January
15, 1884 (age about 57
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Crockett, Joseph M. (d.
1968) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937-41, 1955; chair of
McDowell County Republican Party, 1945-46.
Died in Crockett's Cove, Wythe
County, Va., 1968.
Interment at Crockett
Family Cemetery, Crockett's Cove, Va.
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Crockett, Katherine W. —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Crockett, Kennedy McCampbell (b.
1920) —
also known as Kennedy M. Crockett —
of Virginia.
Born in Kingsville, Kleberg
County, Tex., January
18, 1920.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, 1967-70.
Still living as of 1991.
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Crockett, Knott —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Whig. Mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1854-55.
Burial
location unknown.
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Crockett, P. D. —
of Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo.
Democrat. Mayor
of Webb City, Mo., 1978-81.
Still living as of 1981.
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Crockett, Paul —
of Yorktown, York
County, Va.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1950; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Crockett, Pliny A. —
of Hollis, York
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state senate 1st District, 1931-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Crockett, Robert L. —
of Wytheville, Wythe
County, Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Crockett,
Strother See J. Strother
Crockett |
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Crockett, Walter H. (b.
1870) —
of Colchester, Chittenden
County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Colchester, Chittenden
County, Vt., June 26,
1870.
Republican. Lecturer;
editor of university publications; Presidential Elector for Vermont,
1912;
member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1927.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Crockett, Webb —
of Arizona.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Arizona, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Crockett, William —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Republican. Candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Dover 2nd Ward,
1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Crockett, William —
of Wales, Cavalier
County, N.Dak.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Dakota, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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