Claim profile

Philip Barton Key II

American lawyer (1818-1859)

  • Fame44.8
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia1.9K
Source-basedFalling
Lived 1818–1859, aged 41United States
United States flagUnited StatesLawyersLawyer
  • Era
    1818–1859
    Aged 41
Summary
Updated 2026-08-18

Philip Barton Key II was an American lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. He is most famous for his public affair with Teresa Bagioli Sickles, and his eventual murder at the hands of her husband, Congressman Daniel Sickles of New York. Sickles defended himself by adopting a defense of temporary insanity, the first time the defense had been successfully used in the United States.

Where to find them

Platforms

No platforms connected yet.

By the numbers

Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Falling
44.8
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Historical4.0
Source confidence25.0
Completeness70.0
Global rank
—
Country rank
—
Category rank
—
Receipts

Sources