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Introduction
Taney, Roger Brooketô´nē [key], 1777–1864, American jurist, 5th chief justice of the United States (1836–64), b. Calvert co., Md., grad. Dickinson College, 1795.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Chief Justice
- Early Life
- Bibliography
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