Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Roger Brooke Taney
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 29, 2012
1. Roger Brooke Taney Marker
The Supreme Court of the United States
Born in Calvert County, Maryland, March 17,1777
Died in the city of Washington, October 12, 1864
Aged 87 years, 6 months and 25 days
He was a profound and able lawyer
An upright and feerless judge
A pious and exemplary Christian
At his own request he is buried in this
secluded spot near the grave of his mother
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is March 17, 1868.
Location. 39° 25.117′ N, 77° 24.33′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. Marker can be reached from E 4th Street near N East Street. Located in St. Johns Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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. Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); John McElroy, S.J. (within shouting distance of this marker); Rediscovered Past (approx. 0.2 miles away); Laboring Sons Memorial Ground (approx. 0.2 miles away); They Lie Here, Beneath Our Feet (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shab Row (approx. 0.2 miles away); Enoch Louis Lowe
this page online
Regarding Roger Brooke Taney. Taney, the son of Michael and Monica (Brooke) Taney, married Anne Phebe Charlton Key, sister of Francis Scott Key on January 7, 1806. They had seven children together.
Also see . . . Roger Brooke Taney, Wikipedia entry. ... Taney personally administered the oath of office to Lincoln, his most prominent critic, on March 4, 1861... ... Taney died during the final months of the American Civil War on the same day that his home state of Maryland abolished slavery. ... (Submitted on August 8, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 29, 2012
2. Roger Brooke Taney Marker at left
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 29, 2012
3. Roger Brooke Taney
Chief Justice of
of the United States
1836 — 1864
He Was a Profound and Able
Lawyer
An Upright and Fearless
Judge
A Pious and Exemplary
Christian
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 29, 2012
4. Roger Brooke Taney grave
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 29, 2012
5. Roger Brooke Taney's Mother's Marker
Monica Taney
of Calvert County
Who Died in Frederick
November 29, 1814
Aged 51 Years
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 29, 2012
6. Monica Taney (Mother) grave as mentioned
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection
7. Roger Brooke Taney , between 1855 and 1865
He was the first Roman Catholic to hold that office or sit on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was also the eleventh United States Attorney General.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 29, 2012
8. Roger Brooke Taney Marker
buried, as mentioned, in this secluded spot near the grave of his mother (r)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 649 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 8, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
