Roger B. Taney
(1777-1864)
United States federal judge
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Roger Brooke Taney (March 17, 1777 – October 12, 1864) was the fifth Chief Justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864. He delivered the majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), ruling that African Americans could not be considered citizens and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories of the United States. Prior to joining the Supreme Court, Taney served as the United States Attorney General and United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Andrew Jackson.
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Roger Brooke Taney 17 March 1777 Calvert County, Maryland, USA
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12 October 1864 (aged 87) Washington, D.C., USA
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