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John Crowell (Alabama)

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Name
  
John Crowell


Role
  
Politician

Died
  
June 25, 1846, Fort Mitchell, Alabama, United States

John Crowell (September 18, 1780 – June 25, 1846) was a soldier and politician, serving as Delegate from Alabama Territory, and the first Representative from the state of Alabama. In 1821, President James Madison appointed him as the United States agent to the Creek Indians.

Crowell was born in Halifax County, North Carolina in 1780. He was educated locally. In the War of 1812, he helped to recruit a regiment and was commissioned as a colonel. He moved to Alabama in 1815, where he became involved in Territory and state politics, being elected as representative. He died at Fort Mitchell, Alabama in 1846.

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