| LC control no. | no2016105861 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Crockett, J. M., 1816-1887 |
| Variant(s) | Crockett, John McClannahan, 1816-1887 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Mercer Colony (Tex.) |
| Located | Dallas (Tex.) |
| Birth date | 1816-12-26 |
| Death date | 1887-08-04 |
| Place of birth | Lancaster (S.C.) |
| Place of death | Dallas (Tex.) |
| Affiliation | Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives Texas. Office of the Lieutenant Governor |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators Mayors Lieutenant governors |
| Found in | General Land Office incoming correspondence, 1837-1899, Texas State Library and Archives Commission finding aid: (J. M. Crockett) Handbook of Texas online, Aug. 5, 2016: (John McClannahan Crockett; son of Robert McClannahan and Elizabeth (White) Crockett; born in Lancaster, S.C., Dec. 26, 1816; began reading law in 1841 and received a license to practice in 1844; in 1850, he was appointed commissioner of the Mercer colony; elected state representative from the Dallas area in 1851; elected mayor of Dallas in 1857; in 1861 he was elected lieutenant governor of Texas; 1863 decided not to stand for reelection; died at farm near Dallas, Aug. 4, 1887) |
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