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Roger Brooke Taney
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Roger Brooke Taney served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Andrew Jackson and confirmed Mar 15, 1836 by a 29–15 Senate vote.
- Appointed by
- Andrew Jackson
- Confirmed
- Mar 15, 1836
- Senate vote
- 29–15
- Born
- 1777
Appointments
- Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesAndrew Jackson · Mar 15, 1836 – Oct 12, 1864
Education
- Dickinson College1795
- Read law1799
Career
State delegate, Maryland, 1799-1800; Private practice, Frederick, Maryland, 1801-1823; Director, state bank branch, Frederick, Maryland, 1810-1815; State senator, Maryland, 1816-1821; Director, Frederick County [Maryland] Bank, 1818-1823; Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1823-1831; Attorney general, State of Maryland, 1827-1831; Acting secretary of war, 1831; Attorney General of the United States, 1831-1833; Secretary of the Treasury, 1833-1834
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