Key, Francis Scott (1779–1843)
| US lawyer and poet. He wrote the song ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ while Fort McHenry, Baltimore, was besieged by British troops in 1814; since 1931 it has been the national anthem of the USA. |
| Key was born in Maryland. He served as US attorney for the District of Columbia 1833–41. |
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