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David Crockett was a frontiersman, Congressman, and defender of the Alamo during the Texas War of Independence. He developed a reputation as a skilled frontiersman that elevated him to folk legend status. Elected into Congress in 1827, he was re-elected twice before leaving politics to fight in the Texas Revolution. David Crockett died during the battle of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, on March 6, 1836.
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