John Wesley Crockett
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's12th district
In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
Preceded by	Adam Huntsman
Succeeded by	Milton Brown
Personal details
Born	July 10, 1807 East Tennessee
Died	November 24, 1852 (aged 45) Memphis, Tennessee
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Martha Hamilton
Children	Alice Ann Crockett Tharpe Charles Walton Crockett

John Wesley Crockett (July 10, 1807 – November 24, 1852), was an American politician who representedTennessee'sTwelfth Congressional District in theUnited States House of Representatives. It was the same district his father,David Crockett, had represented earlier.

Crockett was born in eastern Tennessee on July 10, 1807, to David (Davy) Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) and his first wife, Mary (Polly) Finley (1788–1815). He had one brother named William Finley Crockett and one sister named Margaret Finley (Polly) Crockett. He was educated in thepublic schools,^[1] studied law, and then was admitted to thebar. He began his law practice inParis, Tennessee. He married Martha Hamilton and they had fourteen children.^[2]

Crockett held numerous local and state offices before being elected as aWhig to theTwenty-fifth andTwenty-sixth Congresses; he succeededAdam Huntsman, the man who had defeated his father in the 1835 election. He served from March 4, 1837, to March 3, 1841.^[3] Crockett was next elected by theTennessee General Assembly to be the attorney general for the ninth district ofTennessee, and served from 1841 to 1843.

In 1843, Crockett moved toNew Orleans and became a commissionmerchant. He was also a newspaper editor, publishing theNational from May 22, 1848, and establishing theCrescent around 1847.^[4]

After moving toMemphis, Tennessee, Crockett died there the same year on November 24, 1852, at age 45. He isinterred at Old City Cemetery inParis, Tennessee.^[5]

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