Gender: Male
Frank Key Howard was an American newspaper editor and journalist. The grandson of Francis Scott Key and Revolutionary War colonel John Eager Howard, Howard was the editor of the Daily Exchange, a Baltimore newspaper sympathetic to the Confederacy. Just after midnight on September 13, 1861, he was arrested without a warrant at his home by U.S. Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks on the direct orders of General George B. McClellan enforcing the policy of President Abraham Lincoln. The basis for his arrest was the writing of an editorial printed in his newspaper that was critical of Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, of the declaration by the Lincoln administration of martial law in Baltimore, and of the imprisonment without charge of Baltimore mayor George William Brown, sitting U.S. Congressman Henry May, all the police commissioners of Baltimore, and the entire city council. Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus in Maryland had already been declared unconstitutional by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney in Ex parte Merryman, but Lincoln had ignored the federal court ruling. Howard was initially confined to Fort McHenry, the same fort his grandfather Francis Scott Key saw withstand a British bombardment during the War of 1812, which inspired him to write "The Star-Spangled Banner", which would become the national anthem of the United States of America. He was then transferred first to Fort Lafayette in Lower New York Bay off the coast of Brooklyn, then Fort Warren in Boston.
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On the name Frank Key Howard, Frank means Free, Free Landholder, Javelin, Spear, Variant of Francis, French Man, A Man Form France. Key means The One who Opens the Lock. Howard means Watchman, Guardian of the Home, High Guard.
The name Frank Key Howard is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Frank is commonly found in United States of America, Germany, Netherlands, and 95 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Frank is recorded 193,616 times globally, ranking it as the 236th most common name worldwide.
Frank is most prevalent in United States of America, with 43,010 occurrences, making it the 92th most popular name in the country.
In Germany, the name Frank is found among 1 in every 10 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
Country | Rank | Frequency |
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United States of America | #92 | 1 : 42 |
Germany | #8 | 1 : 10 |
Netherlands | #15 | 1 : 22 |
Peru | #95 | 1 : 89 |
Nigeria | #106 | 1 : 124 |
United Kingdom | #261 | 1 : 72 |
Colombia | #371 | 1 : 192 |
Italy | #582 | 1 : 191 |
South Africa | #279 | 1 : 388 |
Mexico | #438 | 1 : 190 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Frank from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Frank Key Howard was an American newspaper editor and journalist. The grandson of Francis Scott Key and Revolutionary War colonel John Eager Howard, Howard was the editor of the Daily Exchange, a Baltimore newspaper sympathetic to the Confederacy. Just after midnight on September 13, 1861, he was arrested without a warrant at his home by U.S. Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks on the direct orders of General George B. McClellan enforcing the policy of President Abraham Lincoln. The basis for his arrest was the writing of an editorial printed in his newspaper that was critical of Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, of the declaration by the Lincoln administration of martial law in Baltimore, and of the imprisonment without charge of Baltimore mayor George William Brown, sitting U.S. Congressman Henry May, all the police commissioners of Baltimore, and the entire city council. Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus in Maryland had already been declared unconstitutional by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney in Ex parte Merryman, but Lincoln had ignored the federal court ruling. Howard was initially confined to Fort McHenry, the same fort his grandfather Francis Scott Key saw withstand a British bombardment during the War of 1812, which inspired him to write "The Star-Spangled Banner", which would become the national anthem of the United States of America. He was then transferred first to Fort Lafayette in Lower New York Bay off the coast of Brooklyn, then Fort Warren in Boston.
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