Taney, Roger B.

(b. 17 March 1777; d. 12 October 1864), lawyer, politician, U.S. attorney general, and chief justice of the United States.
Taney, Roger B.

(b. 17 March 1777; d. 12 October 1864), lawyer, politician, U.S. attorney general, and chief justice of the United States.
- Kevin R. Gutzman
A version of this article originally appeared in The Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619–1895.