Roger B. Taney

Supreme Court Justice
BIRTHDAY
March 17,1777
Birthplace
Maryland
Age
Oct 12,1864,age 87
Birth Sign
Pisces
BIRTHDAY
March 17,1777 (age Oct 12,1864,age 87)
Birthplace
Maryland

About

Served as the fifth Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1836 to 1864.

Before Fame

He graduated from Dickinson College in 1795.

Trivia

He delivered the majority opinion in the Dred Scott v. Sandford 1857 case, which ruled that African Americans couldn't be considered citizens of the United States.

Family Life

He married Anne Phebe Charlton Key in 1806. The couple had seven children together.

Associated With

He was nominated to the Supreme Court by Andrew Jackson.