Philip Barton Key

Philip Barton Key
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813
Preceded byPatrick Magruder
Succeeded byAlexander Contee Hanson
Chief Judge of the United States circuit court for the Fourth Circuit
In office
March 3, 1801 – July 1, 1802
Appointed byJohn Adams
Preceded bySeat established by 2 Stat. 89
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States circuit court for the Fourth Circuit
In office
February 20, 1801 – March 3, 1801
Appointed byJohn Adams
Preceded bySeat established by 2 Stat. 89
Succeeded byCharles Magill
Personal details
Born
Philip Barton Key

(1757-04-12)April 12, 1757
Charlestown,
Province of Maryland,
British America
DiedJuly 28, 1815(1815-07-28) (aged 58)
Georgetown, D.C.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
Washington, D.C.
Political partyFederalist
SpouseAnne Plater
RelativesJohn Eager Howard
William Howard (son-in-law)
George Plater (father-in-law)
Philip Key (cousin)
Francis Scott Key (nephew)
Philip Barton Key II (grand nephew)
EducationMiddle Temple
read law
Military service
Allegiance Great Britain
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1777–1781
UnitMaryland Loyalists Battalion
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War

Philip Barton Key (April 12, 1757 – July 28, 1815), was an American Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War and later was a United States Circuit Judge and Chief United States Circuit Judge of the United States circuit court for the Fourth Circuit and a United States representative from Maryland.