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| Affiliation | Jacksonian Democrat |
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| Name | Roger B. Taney |
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Frederick, Maryland , United States |
| Email | None |
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March 17, 1777
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| Died | October 12, 1864
(87 years)
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| Contributor | Classical Liberal |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
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| Info | Well known for his Dred Scott Decision.
Roger B. Taney served as the 12th Secretary of the Treasury beginning on September 23 , 1833. His term of office ended on June 25, 1834.
Taney entered President Jackson's cabinet as Attorney General in 1831 and was Jackson's legal advisor during the President's crusade against the Second Bank of the United States. After Jackson was reelected in 1832, Taney advised him to withdraw the government's deposits from the Bank. When William J. Duane, the 11th Secretary of the Treasury refused to do so, Jackson named Taney Acting Secretary in his stead. Taney's appointment was never confirmed by Congress, but during his nine months as Acting Secretary he transferred the government's deposits from the Second Bank of the United States to designated commercial banks.
The Bank's charter did not expire until 1836, but by draining it of government funds Taney rendered it weak and ineffective before its time was up. Taney resigned when Congress refused to confirm his appointment as Secretary of the Treasury in 1834. Two years later, Jackson, in gratitude for Taney's actions against the Second Bank of the United States, appointed him Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
U.S. Supreme Court, 1836-64.
Roger B. Taney was born in 1777. He died in 1864.
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