Scott key ihs biography for kids
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Scott key ihs biography for kids
Francis Scott Key facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Francis Scott Key | |
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Key c. | |
| 4th United States Attorney for the District of Columbia | |
| In office – | |
| President | Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren |
| Preceded by | Thomas Swann |
| Succeeded by | Philip Richard Fendall II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ()August 1, Frederick County, Maryland (now Carroll County), US |
| Died | January 11, () (aged 63) Baltimore, Maryland, US |
| Resting place | Mt.
Olivet Cemetery |
| Spouse | Mary Tayloe Lloyd |
| Children | 11, including Philip |
| Relatives | Philip Barton Key (uncle) Francis Key Howard (grandson) F. Scott Fitzgerald (cousin) Roger B. Taney (brother-in-law) |
| Occupation | |
Francis Scott Key (August 1, – January 11, ) was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet from Frederick, Maryland, who wrote the lyrics for the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner".
Key observed the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in during the War of He was inspired upon see