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  Rodney, Caesar
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AffiliationAnti-Federal  
  1780-01-01  
 
NameCaesar Rodney
Address
Dover, Delaware , United States
EmailNone
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Born October 07, 1728
DiedJune 26, 1784 (55 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifedScott³
Aug 09, 2008 06:57pm
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InfoRODNEY, Caesar, (brother of Thomas Rodney, uncle of Caesar Augustus Rodney, and cousin of George Brydges Rodney), a Delegate from Delaware; born in Dover, Del., October 7, 1728; completed preparatory studies; engaged in agricultural pursuits; high sheriff of Kent County 1755-1758; justice of the peace; judge of all lower courts; captain in the Kent County Militia in 1756; superintendent of the printing of Delaware currency in 1759; member of the state assembly 1762-1769; superintendent of the loan office in 1769; associate justice of the Delaware Supreme Court 1769-1777; Member of the Continental Congress 1774-1776; a signer of the Declaration of Independence; served in the Revolutionary Army as a brigadier general; elected President of Delaware and served from 1778 to 1782; elected to the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783 but did not serve; died in Dover, Del., June 26, 1784; interment on his farm, “Byfield,” near Dover; reinterment in Christ Churchyard, Dover, Del.

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Father Caesar Rodney Sr. 0000-1745
Grandfather William Rodney 0000-
Uncle William Rodney 0000-
1st Cousin John Rodney 0000-
Brother Thomas "Tommy" Rodney 1744-1811
Nephew Cæsar A. Rodney 1772-1824

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  03/31/1778 President of Delaware Won 83.33% (+66.67%)
  12/31/1775 DE Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/31/1774 DE Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  09/01/1774 DE Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  10/06/1765 Delegate to the Stamp Act Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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