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Who was Roger B. Taney, and why was he important?
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Who was Roger B. Taney, and why was he important?

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Roger B. Taney was the fifth Chief Justice of the supreme court from 1836 to his death in 1864. He is most important for the Dred Scott decision in 1857. 
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