Francis Scott Key facts for kids
Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 - January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer and poet. He is best known for writing a poem which later became the words of "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the United States of America.
His mother was Ann Phoebe Penn Dagworthy (Charlton) and his father was Captain John Ross Key. He graduated from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland in 1796.
Key was an owner of slaves, and in the later administration of Andrew Jackson he was the United States Attorney in Washington, D.C.
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Mary Tayloe Lloyd
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Fort McHenry looking towards the position of the British ships (with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the distance on the upper left)
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Key law office on Court Street in Frederick, Maryland
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The Howard family vault at Saint Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
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Francis Scott Key Monument as it stood in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, until it was illegally toppled in June 2020.
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Maryland Historical Society plaque marking the birthplace of Francis Scott Key
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