David McKendree Key

1824–1900 · Greene County, TN

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of TennesseeJudgeRutherford B. Hayes (Republican)May 27, 1880Retirement, Jan 21, 1895
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeJudgeRutherford B. Hayes (Republican)May 27, 1880Retirement, Jan 21, 1895

Education

  • East Tennessee University (now University of Tennessee), A.M.
  • Read law, 1850
  • Hiwassee College, 1850

Professional 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

Opinions on This Site

3 opinions from 1894 to 1901

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