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Francis Scott Key

American lawyer and poet who wrote The Star-Spangled Banner

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born: 1779
died: 1843
age at death: 63
known for: poet, lawyer, writer

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Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer, author, and poet from Frederick, Maryland, best known as the author of the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry", which was set to a popular British tune and eventually became the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner". In 1814 Key observed the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore during the War of 1812.

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