David McKendree Key
Personal
Birthday:
1/27/1824
Birthplace:
Greene County, TN
Date of Death:
2/3/1900
Place of Death:
Chattanooga, TN
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
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
Education
Name of School:
Hiwassee College
Degree Year:
1850
Name of School - Second:
East Tennessee University (now University of Tennessee)
Degree - Second:
A.M.
Name of School - Third:
Read law
Degree Year - Third:
1850 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
Court Name:
Tennessee Eastern District Court
President Nominating:
Rutherford B. Hayes
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
05/27/1880
Termination Date:
01/21/1895
Termination Reason:
Retirement
Court Name - Second:
U. S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
Court Name - Second:
Tennessee Middle District Court
Commission Date - Second:
05/27/1880
Termination Date - Second:
01/21/1895
Termination Reason - Second:
Retirement