History of Trenton, (Gibson County) Tennessee United States of America

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The Biography of John W. Crockett

John W. Crockett, representative, was born in Trenton, Tenn., about 1811; son of David Crockett (1786-1836). He was brought up in one of .the wildest sections of the state. He was educated as a lawyer, practised his profession in Paris, Tenn., and held various local and state offices. He represented his district in the 25th and 26th congresses, 1837-41, and was elected attorney-general of the 9th judicial district of Tennessee in November, 1841. He subsequently removed to New Orleans, La., where in 1848 he became associate editor of The National. He was married to Mary L., daughter of John A. Hamilton, a circuit judge of west Tennessee, and their son, Col. Robert Hamilton, was a state senator in Arkansas. He died in Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 24, 1852.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor