Crockett was born in 1786 in Tennessee. He was a frontiersman, congressman, and a defender of the Alamo. A year after the war of 1812, Crockett enlisted in the Tennessee militia. In 1821 he became a member of the Tennessee State House of Representatives. During his political career, his fame, from reputation as a frontiersman, helped him with his re-election to Congress. In 1836, Crockett was killed during the Battle of Alamo in Texas.
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