Caesar Rodney Politician

Caesar Rodney (October 7, 1728 – June 26, 1784) was an American lawyer and politician from St. Jones Neck in Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, east of Dover. He was an officer of the Delaware militia during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and President of Delaware during most of the American Revolution.

Personal facts

Caesar Rodney
Birth dateOctober 07, 1728
Birth place
Delaware , Delaware Colony , Kent County Delaware
Religion
Episcopal Church (United States)
Date of deathJune 26, 1784
Place of death
Delaware , Kent County Delaware
Residence
Delaware , Kent County Delaware

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Office holder

military operations
American Revolutionary War
office
Continental Congressmanfrom Delaware
President of Delaware
successor
John Dickinson (Pennsylvania and Delaware)

Caesar Rodney on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000376
  2. http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/declaration/bio40.htm
  3. http://www.hsd.org/DHE/DHE_who_Rodney.htm