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Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 - January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer and poet. He is best known for writing "The Star-Spangled Banner", which is the national anthem of the United States of America, a country in the continent North America He went to college at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.
His mother was Ann Phoebe Penn Dagworthy (Charlton) and his father was Captain John Ross Key.
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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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 in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
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Maryland Historical Society plaque marking the birthplace of Francis Scott Key