Taney, Roger Brooke (03/17/1777-10/12/1864)

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Summary

  • Occupation: Attorney, politician, Chief Justice of the United States
  • Number of Terms: 1
  • Committees/Roles: Ex-officio as Chief Justice of the United States; elected Chancellor 01/07/1851.

Subject

  • Taney, Roger Brooke 1777-1864
  • Board of Regents
  • Chancellor of the Smithsonian Board of Regents
  • Chief Justice of the United States
  • United States Supreme Court

Category

Smithsonian Board of Regents

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Images of this Regent can be found in the following repositories: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Raymond E. Baldwin Museum of Connecticut History; U.S. Department of the Treasury; Supreme Court of the United States; United States Capitol; Harvard University Law School; Museum and Library of Maryland History; RU 95, Smithsonian Institution Archives

Regent type

Chief Justice

Notes

American National Biography. 24 volumes. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999; Dictionary of American Biography. Volumes 1-20. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928-1936; Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in American History." Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Revised Edition. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Regent Tenure: 08/10/1846-10/12/1864

Topic

  • Politicians
  • Lawyers
  • Judges
  • Board of Regents
  • Regents

Form/Genre

  • Election of officers
  • Biographies

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