Walter Crockett
Walter Crockett | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Montgomery County | |
| In office October 19, 1789 – December 19, 1789 Serving with Francis Preston | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Trigg |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Montgomery |
| In office May 5, 1777 – April 30, 1778 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Trigg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | circa 1732 Augusta County, Colony of Virginia |
| Died | circa 1816 Shawsville, Montgomery County, Virginia |
| Spouse | Margaret Steele Caldwell |
| Children | 2 daughters, son |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Virginia Militia |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Lord Dunmore's War American Revolutionary War |
Walter Crockett (circa 1732 – circa 1816) was an American pioneer, military officer and politician in western Virginia, who helped establish Montgomery County and later Wythe County in the New River Valley. Crockett represented Montgomery County four times in Virginia House of Delegates (1777-1780 and 1789), as well as in the Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788 (in which he unsuccessfully voted against ratification of the federal Constitution), then became the first clerk of Wythe County in 1790.<refname="DVB">"Walter Crockett (1749–1833)," Dictionary of Virginia Biography, Library of Virginia. vol.3 (2006 ) pp.563-564</ref> Much later, a distant relative of the same name would also serve in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the same county (1823-1825).