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Known for his fragile stature and firm opinions, Roger Taney led a controversial life while serving on the Supreme Court. He was born in Calvert County, Maryland on March 17, 1777, to Catholic tobacco plantation owners.
On March 6, 1857, in the case of Dred Scott v. John Sanford, United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney ruled that African Americans were not and could not be citizens.
May 29, 2018 · Taney, Roger Brooke (1777–1864) US lawyer, chief justice of the Supreme Court (1836–64). As attorney-general (1831), he aided President Jackson in a struggle with the Bank of the United States. He was appointed associate justice (1835) but was not confirmed by the Senate.
Taney served as Chief Justice for twenty-eight years, the second longest tenure of any Chief Justice, and died on October 12, 1864, at the age of eighty-seven. Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous chief justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Roger Brooke Taney.
Roger Brooke Taney was the 5th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, succeeding John Marshall. The first Catholic to serve on the Supreme Court, Taney was nominated on December 28, 1835 by President Andrew Jackson.
Roger B. Taney, (born March 17, 1777, Calvert county, Md., U.S.—died Oct. 12, 1864, Washington, D.C.), U.S. jurist. A lawyer from 1801, he served in Maryland’s legislature before being named state attorney general (1827–31).
A closer look at Roger B. Taney, who was chief justice of the Supreme Court for twenty eight and a half years, during the Dred Scott case.
