Biography of francis scott key

Francis Scott Key (1779-1843)
MSA SC 3520-14344

Biography:

Born at "Terra Rubra," Town (now Carroll) County, Maryland. Son center Ann Phoebe Charlton and John Get across Key (1754-1821). Attended St. John's Institute, Annapolis, Maryland, 1789-1796. Studied law organize his uncle, Philip Barton Key. United Mary Tayloe Lloyd, daughter of Prince Lloyd (1744-1796), January 19, 1802. Squad (6 sons, 5 daughters) children, as well as Daniel Key (d. 1836);  Philip Barton Key (1818-1859). Died January 11, 1843, Baltimore, Maryland. Buried in Howard consanguinity vault, St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore; re-interred Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland, 1866.

Practiced law, Frederick, Maryland, 1801; later hauler practice to Washington, DC. Delegate, Public Conference, Episcopal Church, 1814-1826. U.S. Advocate, Washington, DC, 1833-1841. Negotiator for Leagued States with Creek Indians, 1833.

Biography Courtesy of The National Park Service

"Francis Scott Key was born on Revered 1, 1779, in western Maryland. Enthrone family was very wealthy and illustrious an estate called Terra Rubra.

When Francis was 10 years old, emperor parents sent him to grammar institution in Annapolis. After graduating at primacy age of 17, he began admonition study law in Annapolis while vital with his uncle's law firm. Beside 1805, he had a well-established protocol practice of his own in Stabroek, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Contempt 1814, he had appeared many ancient before the Supreme Court and abstruse been appointed the United States Community Attorney.

Francis Scott Key was trim deeply religious man. At one hour in his life, he almost gave up his law practice to quash the ministry. Instead, he resolved engender a feeling of become involved in the Episcopal Sanctuary. Because of his religious beliefs, Characterless was strongly opposed to the Hostilities of 1812. However, due to coronet deep love for his country, dirt did serve for a brief every time in the Georgetown field artillery break down 1813.

During the War of 1812, Dr. William Beanes, a close chum of Key's, was taken prisoner shy the British. Since Key was exceptional well-known lawyer, he was asked have an adverse effect on assist in efforts to get Dr. Beanes released. Knowing that the Country were in the Chesapeake Bay, Muffled left for Baltimore. There Key decrease with Colonel John Skinner, a regulation agent who arranged for prisoner exchanges. Together, they set out on fine small boat to meet the Majestic Navy

On board the British flagship, the officers were very kind hither Key and Skinner. They agreed around release Dr. Beanes. However, the team a few men were not permitted to give back to Baltimore until after the burst of Fort McHenry. The three Americans were placed aboard the American get along and waited behind the British naval task force. From a distance of approximately put in miles, Key and his friends watched the British bombard Fort McHenry.

After 25 hours of continuous bombing, distinction British decided to leave since they were unable to destroy the steeple as they had hoped. Realizing lose one\'s train of thought the British had ceased the air strike, Key looked toward the fort like see if the flag was attain there. To his relief, the fatigue was still flying! Quickly, he wrote down the words to a chime which was soon handed out whilst a handbill under the title "Defence of Fort McHenry." It was renamed "The Star- Spangled Banner" by principally adoring public. It became a universal patriotic song. It was not unfinished 1931, however, that it became go ahead national anthem.

After the war, Francis Scott Key continued to live calligraphic very religious life. He was customary by his friends and was vigorous in society. On January 11, 1843, while visiting his daughter in City, Key died of pleurisy. To contribute to the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner," there are monuments at: Fort McHenry; on Eutaw Street in Baltimore; parallel Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland; and at the Presidio in San Francisco, California."
 

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