Francis Scott Key

1779–1843 (age 64)

Lawyer/Poet

About Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key (1779–1843) lived to age 64. They were a lawyer/poet. Born in Terra Rubra, they died in Baltimore. They are buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in District of Columbia.

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