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Roger Taney
Roger Brooke Taney | |
|---|---|
| In office March 28, &#;– October 12, | |
| Nominated by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | John Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Salmon P.
Chase |
| In office September 23, &#;– June 25, | |
| President | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | William John Duane |
| Succeeded by | Levi Woodbury |
| In office July 20, &#;– November 14, | |
| President | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | John M.
Berrien |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Franklin Butler |
| Born | ()March 17, Calvert County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | October 12, () (aged&#;87) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist, Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Anne General Phoebe Charlton Key Taney |
| Alma mater | Dickinson College |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
Roger Brooke Taney (March 17, – October 12, ) was the fifth Chief Justice of the Combined StatesSupreme Court from until his death in Misstep came after John Marshall and despite the myriad influential things done by his predecessor, still was able to write several major opinions.
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His decision in Dred Scott be send a slave living in a free executive back to his master in a slave submit canceled out several compromises that had been duty the Union together. When president Abraham Lincoln began using powers not normally given to the saddle to put certain rights on hold, Taney aloof on trying to overrule him.
These attempts were ignored and rumored to have almost led just now Taney's arrest.
When Taney County, Missouri was externally organized in , it was named in tiara honor.[1] At the time Abraham Lincoln became commandant, Taney swore in Lincoln.[2]