Roger Taney facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Roger Brooke Taney
|
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| 5th Chief Justice of the United States | |
| In office March 28, 1836 – October 12, 1864 |
|
| Nominated by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | John Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Salmon P. Chase |
| 12th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
| In office September 23, 1833 – June 25, 1834 |
|
| President | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | William John Duane |
| Succeeded by | Levi Woodbury |
| 11th United States Attorney General | |
| In office July 20, 1831 – November 14, 1833 |
|
| President | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | John M. Berrien |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Franklin Butler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1777 Calvert County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | October 12, 1864 (aged 87) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist, Democrat |
| Spouse | Anne Arnold Phoebe Charlton Key Taney |
| Alma mater | Dickinson College |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
Roger Brooke Taney (March 17 1777 – October 12 1864) was a Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. 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. At the time Abraham Lincoln became president, Taney swore in Lincoln.
Images for kids
-
Bureau of Engraving and Printing portrait of Taney as Secretary of the Treasury
-
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, photograph by Mathew Brady
-
Taney's grave in Frederick, Maryland
-
Roger B. Taney statue removed from Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore in August 2017
-
Roger Taney appears on a 1940 U.S. revenue stamp
.jpg)
See also
In Spanish: Roger B. Taney para niños
