Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Roger Brooke Taney

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 6, 2017

1. Roger Brooke Taney Marker

Inscription.

Chief Justice
Of the United States
1836-1864
Secretary of the Treasury
1833-1834
Attorney General
Of the United States
1831-1833
Attorney General
Of Maryland
1827-1831
Citizen of Frederick
And lawyer practicing
in the
Frederick County Court
1801-1823
Born in Calvert County
March 17, 1777
Died in Washington, D.C.
October 12, 1864
Buried in St. John's Catholic
Cemetery, Frederick, MD.

Erected 2017.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion.

Location. 39° 24.384′ N, 77° 24.798′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. Marker can be reached from South Market Street. In Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 515 South Market Street, Frederick MD 21701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Dred Scott Decision (here, next to this marker); Graves, Monument and Memorials of the Civil War (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Johnson (a few steps from this marker); Francis Scott Key (within shouting distance

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of this marker); a different marker also named Francis Scott Key (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Francis Scott Key (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN 657) (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Francis Scott Key (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. It is the tablet describing the infamous Dread Scott decision that he wrote in 1857.

Also see . . . Roger Brooke Taney - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 8, 2017, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Additional commentary.
1. The Roger Brooke Taney Monument
This monument to Roger Brooke Taney was unveiled on September 26, 1931 in front of the Old Frederick County Courthouse, now Frederick City Hall. It was removed from the Frederick City Hall on Saturday March 18, 2017 and has now been re-erected here in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The accompanying 2009 plaque explaining Taney's

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 6, 2017

2. Roger Brooke Taney Marker

Dred Scott decision has not, yet, been re-installed.

— Submitted August 8, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.

Roger Brooke Taney image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 6, 2017

3. Roger Brooke Taney

1931 by Joseph Urner

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 6, 2017

4. Roger Brooke Taney

Joseph Urner<br>1931 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 6, 2017

5. Joseph Urner
1931

J. Arthur Limerick Co. Fdrs. Balto image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 6, 2017

6. J. Arthur Limerick Co. Fdrs. Balto

Credits. This page was last revised on February 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 254 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 7, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.