Early in his career, he was an ally of a faction founded by Gulian Verplanck and was nicknamed "King Coody" as a result. As a lawyer, he defended the abolitionist Jacob Gruber
Early in his career, he was an ally of a faction founded by Gulian Verplanck and was nicknamed "King Coody" as a result. As a lawyer, he defended the abolitionist Jacob Gruber and succeeded William Wirt as attorney general of his state. After replacing William Duane, he ordered the end of federal deposits into the Second Bank of the United States as Secretary of the Treasury, but Jackson's bid to replace Gabriel Duvall with this man was a failure. In his most famous role, this man dealt with the power of state courts in Ableman v. Booth, the sanctity of state contracts in the Charles River Bridge case and with habeas corpus in ex parte Merryman. FTP, identify this fifth Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who presided over the Dred Scott case.
Early in his career, he was an ally of a faction founded by Gulian Verplanck and was nicknamed "King Coody" as a result.
Roger Brooke Taney