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*" Davy " Crockett ( August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836 ) was a 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician.

He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet, " King of the Wild Frontier ".

He represented Tennessee in the U. S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the Battle of the Alamo.