Caesar Rodney

Caesar Rodney
20th-century image; no contemporary portrait exists.[1]
4th President of Delaware
In office
March 31, 1778 – November 6, 1781
Preceded byGeorge Read
Succeeded byJohn Dickinson
Continental Congressman
from Delaware
In office
August 2, 1774 – November 7, 1776
Personal details
Born(1728-10-07)October 7, 1728
Kent County, Delaware Colony
DiedJune 26, 1784(1784-06-26) (aged 55)
Kent County, Delaware
Resting placeKent County, Delaware
Political partyIndependent
Professionpolitician, lawyer
Signature
Military service
Branch/serviceDelaware Militia
RankMajor General
Battles/wars

Caesar Rodney (October 7, 1728 – June 26, 1784)[2] was an American Founding Father, lawyer, and politician from St. Jones Neck in Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. He was an officer of the Delaware militia during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a signer of the Continental Association and Declaration of Independence, and president of Delaware during most of the American Revolution.

  1. ^ John A. Munroe. "Rodney, Caesar"; American National Biography Online, February 2000.
  2. ^ U. S. House of Representatives (2005). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005 (PDF). Washington, D. C.: Joint Committee on Printing. p. 1828. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 12, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2011.