This person indicted Dorcas Allen for killing two of her daughters on the day she was sold back into slavery in a case rekindled by the diaries of John Quincy Adams. William Wirt and this person solicited the Supreme Court to free those on the slave ship Antelope. In the leadup to the Snow Riot, this person charged Reuben Crandall with sedition for inciting Black people to revolt. In a trial over the caning of William Stanberry, this person defended Sam Houston. This person’s son was murdered over his affair with the wife of future Civil War general Daniel Sickles. To secure a prisoner’s release, this person dined aboard the HMS Tonnant during the War of 1812, where he witnessed the Battle of Baltimore. For 10 points, name this lawyer who was inspired by a flag flying over Fort McHenry to write the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner.” ■END■
ANSWER: Francis Scott Key
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