Francis Scott Key Information

Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, who wrote the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".

Life

Francis Scott Key was born to Ann Phoebe Penn Dagworthy (Charlton) and Captain John Ross Key at the family plantation Terra Rubra in what was Frederick County and is now Carroll County, Maryland. His father John Ross Key was a lawyer, a judge and an officer in the Continental Army. His great-grandparents were Philip Key and Susanna Barton Gardiner, both born in London, England, immigrated to Maryland in 1726.

He studied law at St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland and also learned under his uncle Philip Barton Key.

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Francis Scott Key Quotes

Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, who wrote the words to the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".

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  • 'Tis the star-spangled banner; oh long may it wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
  • Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation! Then conquer we must when our cause it is just, And this be our motto, “In God is our trust!” And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
    • "The Star-Spangled Banner" (1814). Compare line 1 to "It made and preserves us a nation", George P. Morris, The Flag of our Union.

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  • Then, in that hour of deliverance, my heart spoke. Does not such a country, and such defenders of their country, deserve a song?

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