Edward Taney

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Dickinson_College
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkbp:born March 17, 1799
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Green_Mount_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Robert_Taney
gptkbp:controversy Dred_Scott_decision_controversy
Dred_Scott_ruling
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court
Controversial legacy
gptkbp:died October 12, 1864
gptkbp:education Law degree
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century America
gptkbp:historicalImpact Civil rights movement
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Judicial activism vs. restraint
gptkbp:historicalRole Judicial leader
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Civil rights issues
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Taney
gptkbp:influence Legal history
gptkbp:influenced American_law
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Marshall
gptkbp:influenceOn Subsequent_Supreme_Court_justices
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkbp:judges Strict constructionism
Constitutional interpretation debates
1836 to 1864
American_jurisprudence
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Dred_Scott_decision
gptkbp:lawEnforcement Constitutional interpretation
gptkbp:legacy Controversial_figure_in_American_history
gptkbp:legalStatus Lawyer
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Dred_Scott_v._Sandford
gptkbp:occupation Jurist
gptkbp:office gptkb:Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Calvert_County,_Maryland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Roger_B._Taney
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Roger_B._Taney
gptkbp:publicPerception Divisive figure
gptkbp:relatedTo Civil War era
gptkbp:role Chief Justice
gptkbp:servedIn 1864
gptkbp:signature Edward_Taney's_signature
gptkbp:spouse Anne_Margaret_Taney
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Salmon_P._Chase