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Roger Brooke Taney

Chief Justice of the United States · 1831–1836

Roger Brooke Taney , Chief Justice of the United States. chief justice of the United States from 1836 to 1864 (1777–1864)

Positions

  • Attorney General1831-07-20–1833-11-14
  • Secretary of the Treasury1833-09-23–1834-06-25
  • Chief Justice of the United States1836-03-15–1864-10-12

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

Biography

chief justice of the United States from 1836 to 1864 (1777–1864)

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