Philip Barton Key

Biography of Philip Barton Key

Family Name (Surname): Key
First Name: Philip
Middle Name: Barton
Date of Birth: April , 12 , 1757
Place of Birth (POB): near Charlestown , Maryland (US-MD, MD, 24, Md.)
Date of Death: July , 28 , 1815
Place of Death (POD): Georgetown , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: United States Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit
Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1801)
Appointment under the Presidency of: John Adams ( Federalist )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/18/1801
New Seat
Authorization legislation: 2 Stat. 89
Senate voice vote?: No
Senate vote Yes/No: 20/Nine
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/20/1801
Commission Date: 02/20/1801
Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1801
Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1802
Date of Termination: 07/01/1802
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Abolition of Court

Fought with the British Army in the Revolutionary War, 1777-1781
Private practice, Leonardtown, Maryland, 1787-1790
Private practice, Annapolis, Maryland, 1790-1794, 1799-1800
State delegate, Maryland, 1794-1799
Private practice, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1802-1807
Counsel, Hon. Samuel Chase, Supreme Court of the United States, during Senate impeachment trial, 1805
U.S. representative from Maryland, 1807-1813
Private practice, Georgetown, D.C., 1813-1815