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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). He was appointed U.S. attorney general in 1831 by Pres. Andrew Jackson and achieved national prominence by opposing ...
About Marshall’s successor, a New York journal sputtered: “The pure ermine of the Supreme Court is sullied by the appointment of that political hack, Roger B. Taney.” Daniel Webster confided, “Judge Story . . . thinks the Supreme Court is gone and I think so too.” The Senate debated the nomination for almost three months.
The Senate confirmed him for the Chief Justice seat on March 15, 1836, and he was sworn into office on March 28, 1836. Taney served as Chief Justice until he died on October 12, 1864 and was succeeded by Salmon Portland Chase. His 28-year tenure was the second-longest of any Chief Justice, after his predecessor Marshall.
Mar 25, 2024 · Roger B. Taney (1777-1864) was a prominent Democrat (originally a Federalist) from Maryland who attended Dickinson College and read law before being admitted to the bar. Taney served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, in the state senate and as the state’s attorney general.
Roger Brooke Taney, a graduate of Dickinson College, might well be the most controversial Supreme Court justice in American history. Taney served as Chief Justice of the United States for nearly thirty years, from 1835 to 1864. But this was a period of bitter sectional controversy over slavery, and Taney’s pro-slavery decisions have since ...
Chief Justice of the United States. 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. Taney attended Dickinson College in Carlisle at the age of 15 where he was elected class ...
Roger B. Taney and the Leviathan of Slavery. “Falsifying history; setting above the Constitution the most odious theory of tyranny, long before exploded; scoffing at the rules of justice and ...
