FRANCIS+SCOTT+KEY

=FRANCIS SCOTT KEY author: Alexandria C.= = = =** Frances Scott Key (1779-1843). He's known as the man who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner for the United States Of America. He was born and raised in western, Maryland. He was a lawyer also. First in Fredrick and then in what is now the George Town section of Washington D.C. He was an american poet. During the War of 1812, Key, accompanied by the American Prisoner Exchange Agent Colonel John Stuart Skinner, dined aboard the British ship HMS //Tonnant//, as the guests of three British officers: Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane, Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn, and Major General Robert Ross. Skinner and Key were there to negotiate the release of prisoners, one being Dr. William Beanes "Francis Scott Key." //Virtualogy//. 2001. Appleton's American Biography, Web. 5 Mar 2010. . "wikipedia." //http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key//. 04 mar 2010. the world, Web. 7 Mar 2010. "shmoop." //http://www.shmoop.com/war-1812/timeline.html//. the world, Web. 7 Mar 2010. **= = =