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Roger Brooke Taney
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In office
March 28, 1836 ? October 12, 1864
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Nominated by
| Andrew Jackson
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Preceded by
| John Marshall
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Succeeded by
| Salmon P. Chase
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In office
September 23, 1833 ? June 25, 1834
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President
| Andrew Jackson
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Preceded by
| William John Duane
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Succeeded by
| Levi Woodbury
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In office
July 20, 1831 ? November 14, 1833
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President
| Andrew Jackson
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Preceded by
| John M. Berrien
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Succeeded by
| Benjamin Franklin Butler
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Born
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1777-03-17
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March 17, 1777
Calvert County, Maryland
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U.S.
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Died
| October 12, 1864
(1864-10-12)
(aged 87)
Washington, D.C.
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U.S.
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Political party
| Federalist
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Democrat
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Spouse(s)
| Anne Arnold Phoebe Charlton Key Taney
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Alma mater
| Dickinson College
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Profession
| Politician
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Lawyer
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Judge
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Roger Brooke Taney
(March 17, 1777 ? October 12, 1864) was the fifth
Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court
from 1836 until his death in 1864. He came after
John Marshall
and despite the many influential things done by his predecessor, still was able to write several major opinions. His decision in Dred Scott to send a slave living in a
free state
back to his master in a
slave state
canceled out several
compromises
that had been keeping the
Union
together. When president
Abraham Lincoln
began using powers not normally given to the presidency to put certain rights on hold, Taney kept on trying to overrule him. These attempts were ignored and rumored to have almost led to Taney's arrest.
When
Taney County, Missouri
was officially organized in 1837, it was named in his honor.
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At the time Abraham Lincoln became president, Taney swore in Lincoln.
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