Taney, Roger Brooke

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• Taney, Roger Brooke — ▪ chief justice of United States Introduction born March 17, 1777, Calvert County, Md., U.S. died Oct. 12, 1864, Washington, D.C.  fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, remembered principally for the Dred Scott decision… …   Universalium

• Taney,Roger Brooke — Ta·ney (tôʹnē), Roger Brooke. 1777 1864. American jurist who served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836 1864). In the Dred Scott decision (1857) he ruled that slaves and their descendants had no rights as citizens. * * * …   Universalium

• Roger Brooke Taney —     Roger Brooke Taney     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Roger Brooke Taney     (Pronounced Tawney)     Fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, born in Calvert County, Maryland, 17 March, 1777; died at Washington, 12 October,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Roger Brooke Taney — Roger B. Taney, photographiert von Mathew Brady Portrait Taneys von Henry Ulke (1881, nach einer Photographie) Ro …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Roger Brooke Taney — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Brooke. Roger Brooke Taney Roger Brooke Taney naît dans le comté de Calvert dans le Maryland le 17 mars 1777 est un homme politique et …   Wikipédia en Français

• Roger Brooke Taney — noun United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens (1777 1864) • Syn: ↑Taney, ↑Roger Taney • Instance Hypernyms: ↑chief… …   Useful english dictionary

• Roger B. Taney — Roger Taney 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States In office March 15, 1836 – October 12, 1864 Appointed by …   Wikipedia

• Roger Taney — Roger B. Taney, photographiert von Mathew Brady Portrait Taneys von Henry Ulke (1881, nach einer Photographie) Ro …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Roger B. Taney — Roger Brooke Taney Roger Brooke Taney Roger Brooke Taney naît dans le comté de Calvert dans le Maryland le 17 mars 1777. Après avoir travaillé comme avocat, il est promu juge en chef de son État natal en 1827. Quatre ans plus tard, il devient… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Roger Taney — noun United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens (1777 1864) • Syn: ↑Taney, ↑Roger Brooke Taney • Instance Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary