| LC control no. | n 99044479 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Key, David McKendree, 1824-1900 |
| Variant(s) | Key, D. M. (David McKendree), 1824-1900 Key, David M. (David McKendree), 1824-1900 Key, David (David McKendree), 1824-1900 |
| Other standard no. | 1200481488 23931382 Q925629 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Madisonville (Tenn.) Kingston (Tenn.) |
| Birth date | 1824-01-27 |
| Death date | 1900-02-03 |
| Place of birth | Greene County (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Chattanooga (Tenn.) |
| Field of activity | United States--Politics and government--1865-1877 United States--Politics and government--1877-1881 |
| Affiliation | Confederate States of America. Army United States. District Court (Tennessee : Eastern District) United States. District Court (Tennessee : Middle District) United States. Congress. Senate United States. Postmaster General Democratic Party (U.S.) Hiwassee College |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Politicians Postmasters general Lawyers |
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| Found in | NUCMC data from Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center for Kenneth E. Davison collection, 1965-1985 (David M. Key; U.S. Senator) LC data base, June 16, 1999 (hdg.: Key, David McKendree, 1824-1900; variants: D.M. Key; David M. Key) Wikipedia September 14, 2023: (David M. Key. David McKendree Key (January 27, 1824 - February 3, 1900) was a United States senator from Tennessee, United States Postmaster General and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Born on January 27, 1824, near Greeneville, in Greene County, Tennessee, Key attended the common schools, then graduated from Hiwassee College in 1850 and read law the same year. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Madisonville, Tennessee from 1850 to 1852He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Madisonville, Tennessee from 1850 to 1852. He continued private practice in Kingston, Tennessee from 1852 to 1853, and in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1853 to 1861. He served in the Confederate States Army from 1861 to 1865, during the American Civil War and was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the Forty-third Tennessee Infantry. Key was appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of former President of the United States and United States Senator Andrew Johnson and served from August 18, 1875, to January 19, 1877. Key served as Postmaster General of the United States in the cabinet of President Rutherford B. Hayes from 1877 to 1880. Key was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes on May 19, 1880, to a joint seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee vacated by Judge Connally Findlay Trigg. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 27, 1880, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on January 21, 1895, due to his retirement. Key died on February 3, 1900, in Chattanooga. Political party: Democratic) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Key> |
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