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David M. Key

David M. Key
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
In office
May 27, 1880 – January 21, 1895
Appointed byRutherford B. Hayes
Preceded byConnally Findlay Trigg
Succeeded byCharles Dickens Clark
27th United States Postmaster General
In office
March 12, 1877 – June 2, 1880
PresidentRutherford B. Hayes
Preceded byJames Noble Tyner
Succeeded byHorace Maynard
United States Senator
from Tennessee
In office
August 18, 1875 – January 19, 1877
Appointed byJames D. Porter
Preceded byAndrew Johnson
Succeeded byJames E. Bailey
Personal details
Born
David McKendree Key

(1824-01-27)January 27, 1824
Greeneville, Tennessee
DiedFebruary 3, 1900(1900-02-03) (aged 76)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Political partyDemocratic
EducationHiwassee College
University of Tennessee (A.M.)
read law
Signature
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States of America Confederate States
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Lieutenant colonel
UnitTennessee 43rd Tennessee Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

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.


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