As you probably know, Taney (pronounced "Taw - nee") was a prominent 
Jacksonian.  Andrew Jackson appointed Taney to be Attorney General in 1831 - 
during Jackson's first term - and Taney quickly became one of Jackson's most 
trusted advisors.  In 1833, Jackson appointed Taney to be Secretary of the 
Treasury in order to have Taney quickly withdraw funds from the much-hated 
(at least to Jacksonians) United States Bank.  The Senate refused to confirm 
that appointment.  A couple years later, the Senate again refused to confirm 
a Jackson appointment of Taney, this time for a position as Associate 
Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.  But then the Senate majority changed, 
and when in 1836 Jackson nominated Taney to replace the deceased John 
Marshall as Chief Justice,  this third nomination of Taney was the charm!
I suspect that Jackson loyalists in the Missouri legislature simply were 
adopting the name of a prominent administration official.  When the naming 
process started was doubtless before Taney had actually come to the Court. 
And, of course, it was two decades before a case from Missouri rose to 
prominence and forever placed Taney in judicial infamy.
                                        Robert

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Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 11:22 AM
Subject: Quick Question re: Taney County MO


> Colleagues,
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> Would anyone happen to know why Taney County, MO, was named for CJ Roger 
> B.
> Taney in 1837, one year after his appointment?  I'm doing some research
> into Taney, and as far as I can tell he didn't stray far from his native
> Maryland.
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