Supreme Court Justice Roger B. Taney grew up as the son of a slaved holding family.
Roger B. Taney was born on March 17, 1777, in Calvert County, Maryland. Taney grew up in a slaveholding, aristocratic Catholic family in Maryland. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Furthermore, he was elected to the state legislature and held that position until 1800. In 1801, he moved to Frederick, Maryland. There he continued the practice of law and in 1827, Taney was appointed Attorney General of Maryland.
