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Affiliation | Federalist |
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Name | Philip Key |
Address | , Maryland , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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April 12, 1757
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Died | July 28, 1815
(58 years)
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Contributor | Thomas Walker |
Last Modifed | RBH Jan 05, 2015 09:00pm |
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Info | KEY, Philip Barton, (cousin of Philip Key), a Representative from Maryland; born near Charlestown, Cecil County, Md., April 12, 1757; pursued an academic course; served in the British Army during the Revolutionary War; taken prisoner in Florida and went to England; released on parole; returned to Maryland in 1785; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1787 and practiced law in Leonardtown, Md.; moved to Annapolis in 1790; member of the State house of delegates 1794-1799; nominated to the Fourth United States Circuit Court on February 25, 1801; in the fall of 1806 moved to Montgomery County and became interested in agricultural pursuits; elected as a Federalist to the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Congresses (March 4, 1807-March 3, 1813); chairman, Committee on District of Columbia (Tenth Congress); died in Georgetown, D.C., July 28, 1815; interment on his estate “Woodley,” in Georgetown, D.C.; reinterment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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