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David Crockett was an American politician, militia officer and frontiersman. Often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier", he represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives and fought in the Texas Revolution.

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Born 17 August 1786 · Died 6 March 1836 · Q311070

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s employment, where he stayed for four years. Marriages and children Crockett fell in love with John Canady
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I know not whether, in the eyes of the world, a brilliant death is not preferred to an obscure life of rectitude. Most men are remembered as they died, and not as they lived. We gaze with admiration upon the glories of the setting sun, yet scarcely bestow a passing glance upon its noonday splendor.
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2026· 12 entries

Aug 22, 2026Documented record76% confidence

“s employment, where he stayed for four years. Marriages and children Crockett fell in love with John Canady”

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Aug 21, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Texas Monthly: Charley Crockett Is at War With Jack White (and Satan). Thank God for That.

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Aug 21, 2026Documented record69% confidence

WCYB: Toyota Friday Night Rivals opens with Unicoi County at David Crockett

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Aug 20, 2026Documented record69% confidence

D Magazine: Charley Crockett and Jack White are in a fight over Twin Temple

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Aug 20, 2026Documented record69% confidence

State Affairs: David Crockett Statue Set for November Capitol Arrival

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Aug 20, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Kingsport Times News: David Crockett looking to reach more goals

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Aug 19, 2026Documented record69% confidence

VICE: Jack White and Charley Crockett Are Still Beefing Over Satanic Doo-Wop Duo Twin Temple, and It’s Getting Weirder

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Aug 19, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Chaoszine: Jack White replies to Charley Crockett's latest post - and Crockett doesn't hesitate to respond (again)

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Aug 19, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Paste Magazine: Jack White and Charley Crockett are fighting online

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Pitchfork: Jack White and Charley Crockett Are Beefing

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Aug 19, 2026Documented record69% confidence

TriCitiesSports.com: PHOTO GALLERY: Providence Academy vs David Crockett (25)

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Aug 18, 2026Documented record69% confidence

California Department of Transportation | Caltrans (.gov): Full Weekend Closure of Westbound I-80 Carquinez (Alfred Zampa) Bridge in the cities of Vallejo and Crockett

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2001· 1 entry

2001Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Archivist David Gracy published a detailed analysis of the manuscript, including lab results

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1975· 1 entry

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With Santa Anna in Texas: A Personal Narrative of the Revolution

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1955· 2 entries

1955Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Jesús Sánchez Garza discovered the memoirs of José Enrique de la Peña, a Mexican officer present at the Battle of the Alamo, and self-published it as La Rebelión de Texas – Manuscrito Inédito de 1836 por un Oficial de Sa

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1955Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

Longtime John Wayne enthusiast Joseph Musso also questioned the validity of de la Peña's diary, basing his suspicions on the timing of the diary's release, and the fact that historical interest in the topic rose around the same time as the Walt Disney mini-series Davy Crockett was released in 1955.

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1876· 1 entry

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That Travis sent out three men shortly after dark on March 3, probably a response to the arrival of Mexican reinforcements

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1836· 9 entries

Mar 6, 1836Documented record86% confidence

Died 1836-03-06.

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c. 1836Exact date was not recorded in the sourceDirect quote67% confidence

“We have the right as individuals, to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money.”

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1836Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Newspapers published the now-famous quotation attributed to Crockett upon his return to his home state:

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“I know not whether, in the eyes of the world, a brilliant death is not preferred to an obscure life of rectitude. Most men are remembered as they died, and not as they lived. We gaze with admiration upon the glories of the setting sun, yet scarcely bestow a passing glance upon its noonday splendor.”

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“We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for part of the living to lead us into an act of injustice to the balance of the living.”

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“Heaven knows that I have done all that a mortal could do, to save the people, and the failure was not my fault, but the fault of others.”

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“The party in power, like Jonah's gourd, grew up quickly, and will quickly fall.”

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“Variants: Be sure that you are right, and then go ahead.”

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“Variant: Since you have chosen to elect a man with a timber toe to succeed me, you may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.”

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1834· 2 entries

Jan 2, 1834Documented record66% confidence

Introduced the land title resolution H

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1834Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

As A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, Written by Himself, and he went east to promote the book

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1833· 2 entries

1833Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Then narrowly lost in 1835, prompting his angry departure to Texas (then the Mexican state of Tejas) shortly thereafter

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Jan 1, 1833Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: United States representative (1833–1835).

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1831· 1 entry

Jan 13, 1831Documented record70% confidence

Expressing his thanks for Crockett's vote

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1830· 1 entry

Feb 25, 1830Documented record66% confidence

Introduced a resolution to abolish the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, because he felt that it was public money going to benefit the sons of wealthy men

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1827· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1827Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: United States representative (1827–1831).

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1826· 2 entries

Sep 15, 1826Documented record66% confidence

Announcing his intention of again challenging Rankin, and stating his opposition to the policies of President John Quincy Adams and Secretary of State Henry Clay and to Rankin's position on the cotton tariff

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1826Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Gained him the encouragement of Memphis mayor Marcus Brutus Winchester to try again to win a seat in Congress

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1824· 1 entry

Oct 25, 1824Documented record70% confidence

Crockett notified his constituents of his intention to run in the 1825 election for a seat in the U

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1823· 3 entries

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Ran against Andrew Jackson's nephew-in-law William Edward Butler and won a seat in the General Assembly representing the counties of Carroll, Humphreys, Perry, Henderson and Madison

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1823Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Crockett backed his opponent John Williams

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Jan 1, 1823Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1823–1825).

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1821· 2 entries

Sep 17, 1821Documented record66% confidence

And served through the first session that ended November 17, as well as the special session called by the governor in the summer of 1822, ending on August 24

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1821Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Resigned as commissioner and successfully ran for a seat in the Tennessee General Assembly, representing Lawrence and Hickman counties

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1818· 1 entry

Mar 27, 1818Documented record66% confidence

Was elected lieutenant colonel of the Fifty-seventh Regiment of Tennessee Militia, defeating candidate Daniel Matthews for the position

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1817· 1 entry

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Crockett moved the family to new acreage in Lawrence County, where he first entered public office as a commissioner helping to configure the new county's boundaries

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1813· 1 entry

Aug 30, 1813Documented record66% confidence

And became a rallying cry for the Creek War

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1802· 1 entry

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David journeyed by foot back to his father's tavern in Tennessee

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1800· 1 entry

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Ran away from home at age 13 due to problems that he was having

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1786· 1 entry

Aug 17, 1786Documented record86% confidence

Born 1786-08-17.

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