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Francis Scott Key , 1779-1843, American poet, author of the Star-spangled Banner , b. present Carroll co., Md. A lawyer, he was U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia (1833-41). His works include The Power of Literature and Its Connection with Religion (1834) and the posthumous collection Poems (1857), which contains several hymns.

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Key, Francis Scott (1779–1843), author of “The Star‐Spangled Banner” (1814), was known in his own time as a Maryland lawyer, temporarily associated in practice with his brother‐in‐law, R.B. Taney, and for his other songs and devotional pieces, posthumously published in Poems (1857). He also wrote The Power of Literature and Its Connection with Religion (1834).

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	He came, he saw, he wrote: almost 200 years have passed since a lawyer and part-time poet named Francis Scott Key had a ringside seat to one of the greatest battles in American history. When the smoke had cleared, the U.S. had defeated Great Britain in the War of 1812 and our young nation had a new anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner.".(USA Yesterday) Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine); 7/1/2006
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