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Born June 24, 1811 • Washington • Georgia
Died March 12, 1889 (aged 77) • Baltimore • Maryland
Title / Office supreme court (1853-1861), United States • Supreme Court of the United States (1853-1861), United States
Role In American Civil War • Dred Scott decision

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