He was when young, but was not anymore as he moved up in the political world.
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Roger B. Taney died on 1864-10-12.
No, Judge Roger Taney, gave the verdict of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sanford's case.
Roger Taney
During that time Taney led the Supreme Court, which declared slaves to be property.
Roger B. Taney became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the early part of the 19th century. He had been President Andrew Jackson's Attorney General and was a Secretary of the Treasury. Critics say that his close friendship with President Jackson was the reason that Taney was nominated to be Chief Justice and this was confirmed by the Senate.