Taney, Roger Brooke

Taney, Roger Brooke tô´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
• Early Life
• Chief Justice
• Bibliography

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