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Joseph Crowell | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's at-large district | |
In office December 14, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | |
Preceded by | Himself (Delegate) |
Succeeded by | Gabriel Moore |
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Alabama Territory's at-large district | |
In office January 29, 1818 – March 3, 1819 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Himself (Representative) |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph John Crowell September 18, 1780 Halifax County, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | June 25, 1846 Fort Mitchell, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 65)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Joseph John Crowell (September 18, 1780 – June 25, 1846) was born in Halifax County, North Carolina. 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, serving as Congressional Delegate from the Alabama Territory. In the election of 1818, he became the first member of the House of Representatives from the new state of Alabama. When he retired after one term in 1821, President James Monroe appointed him the United States Indian agent to the Creek Indians. He died at Fort Mitchell, Alabama in 1846.