Roger Taney was born in Calvert County, Maryland, into a tobacco plantation family. He received his education at Dickinson College. In 1799, Taney was admitted to the bar and was elected to the Maryland legislature. Taney emerged as a leader of the Federalists, although he broke with some of his colleagues when he supported the War of 1812. Following the conflict, he served multiple terms in the state senate while building a successful law practice.
In 1824, Taney switched his political allegiance to support the candidacy of Andrew Jackson. In 1831, he was appointed U.S. attorney general, then he received a recess appointment as secretary of the treasury when two of Jackson’s appointees refused to cooperate with the president’s plan to withdraw funds from the Bank of the United States. Taney complied with Jackson’s wishes, but was punished by the Senate, which refused to ratify his nomination at Treasury and later as an associate justice of the Supreme Court.
U.S. Treasury - Biography of Secretary Roger B. Taney Taney --> Sep. 23, 1833 to Jun. 25, 1834 Under President Andrew Jackson Portrait 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 enteredRoger 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 ... http://www.ustreas.gov/education/history/secretaries/rbtaney.shtml
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