Roger B. Taney (born , Calvert county, Maryland, U.S.—died , Washington, D.C.) was the fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, remembered principally for the Dred Scott decision (1857). He was the first Roman Catholic to serve on the Supreme Court.

Roger Brooke Taney was born in 1777 to a wealthy, slave-owning tobacco plantation family in Calvert County, Maryland. As a younger son, he was not destined to inherit the family land, so he was steered toward a career in law. He graduated from Dickinson College, studied law, and quickly established himself as one of Maryland's most skilled ...

Chief Justice Roger Taney joined the U.S. Supreme Court on , replacing Chief Justice John Marshall. Taney was born on on a plantation in Calvert County, Maryland.

KOLR10 & Ozarks Local News: Man arrested in Taney County for threats to shoot law enforcement, stealing vehicle

TANEY COUNTY, Mo. — Law enforcement arrested a man who was wanted for allegedly threatening to shoot officers and stealing a vehicle. Cole Hanes mugshot (Courtesy: Taney County Jail) According to the ...

Man arrested in Taney County for threats to shoot law enforcement, stealing vehicle