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David McKendree Key
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
David McKendree Key served on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes and confirmed May 27, 1880.
- Appointed by
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Confirmed
- May 27, 1880
- Born
- 1824
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of TennesseeRutherford B. Hayes · May 27, 1880 – Jan 21, 1895
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeRutherford B. Hayes · May 27, 1880 – Jan 21, 1895
Education
- East Tennessee University (now University of Tennessee)A.M.
- Read law1850
- Hiwassee College1850
Career
Private practice, Madisonville, Tennessee, 1850-1852; Private practice, Kingston, Tennessee, 1852-1853; Private practice, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1853-1861, 1865-1880; Confederate Army, 1861-1865; Chancellor, Tennessee Chancery Court, Third Judicial District, 1870-1875; U.S. senator from Tennessee, 1875-1877; Postmaster general of the United States, 1877-1880
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