Caesar Rodney was born in 1728 on his family's farm, "Byfield", on St. Jones Neck in East Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware.Caesar was the eldest of son of eight children of Caesar and Elizabeth Crawford Rodney and grandson of William Rodney. William Rodney Caesar’s grandfather, William Rodney, emigrated to this country in 1681-82, along with William Penn. Speaker of the Colonial Assembly of the Delaware Counties in 1704. Rodney's mother was the daughter of the Rev. Thomas Crawford, Anglican rector of Christ Church at Dover. Among the Rodney family ancestors were the prominent Adelmare family in Treviso, Italy.Byfield was an 800-acre (320ha) prosperous farm, worked by slaves. With the addition of other adjacent properties, the Rodneys were, by the standards of the day, wealthy members of the local gentry. The plantation grew to 1,000 acres, and owned 200 slaves earned Sufficient income from the sale of wheat and barley to the Philadelphia and West Indies market to provide enough cash and leisure to allow members of the family to participate in the social and political life of Kent County.
A United States founding father, he helped break a deadlock in the Delaware assembly and had a famous midnight ride. His life ended prematurely but his contribution to history is worth remembering.
published: 06 Mar 2023
President Trump tells the story of Caesar Rodney, a patriot whose statue was destroyed and removed
President Trump tells the story of Caesar Rodney, a patriot whose statue was destroyed and removed
published: 17 Sep 2020
Wilmington Removes Columbus Statue, Caesar Rodney Statue To Be Removed This Weekend
Chopper 3 was over the Columbus statue site on Pennsylvania Avenue Friday morning.
Police Investigate Photo Caesar Rodney School Mascot Holding Sign With Racial Slur
The school district Superintendent Kevin Fitzgerald released a statement Thursday.
published: 05 Oct 2017
The Career of Caesar Rodney
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Caesar Rodney | (Declaration of Independence)
Who is Caesar Rodney?
Caesar Rodney was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and Signer of the declaration of Independence. Born in the Lower Counties of Pennsylvania (now known as Delaware) to a prominent family, Rodney's family managed one of the largest plantations in Delaware. Rodney was educated in Philadelphia at the Latin School before returning to Delaware at the age of 17 to manage his family's plantation after his father's death. He was placed in the guardianship of Nicholas Ridgely who was a clerk of the peace in Kent county and justice of the peace, this seems to be the root of Rodney's life in politics.
At age twenty-seven in 1755, he was elected Sheriff of Kent County and served the maximum three years allowed. In Delaware, Rodney also became a powerful politica...
published: 12 Jun 2020
Ceasar Rodney - The Forgotten Founding Father
Caesar Rodney; Delaware statesman, signer of The Declaration of Independence, and the founding father you don't know but should.
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EXCLUSIVE | Caesar Rodney School District cover-up confirmed
EXCLUSIVE | FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) documents show the Caesar Rodney School District in Delaware lied to cover-up white privilege exercises that were held for teachers at an elementary school.
published: 14 Dec 2021
Caesar Rodney
Caesar Rodney 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.
A United States founding father, he helped break a deadlock in the Delaware assembly and had a famous midnight ride. His life ended prematurely but his contrib...
A United States founding father, he helped break a deadlock in the Delaware assembly and had a famous midnight ride. His life ended prematurely but his contribution to history is worth remembering.
A United States founding father, he helped break a deadlock in the Delaware assembly and had a famous midnight ride. His life ended prematurely but his contribution to history is worth remembering.
Follow the life of Caesar Rodney, delegate to the Continental Congress and one of 56 signers, who bravely proclaimed the original thirteen colonies would break ...
Caesar Rodney is most famous for his midnight ride, but his whole career was important to the American Founding
Here is an article I wrote about Rodney's Ride:...
Caesar Rodney is most famous for his midnight ride, but his whole career was important to the American Founding
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Who is Caesar Rodney?
Caesar Rodney was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and Signer of the declaration of Independence. Born in the Lower Count...
Who is Caesar Rodney?
Caesar Rodney was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and Signer of the declaration of Independence. Born in the Lower Counties of Pennsylvania (now known as Delaware) to a prominent family, Rodney's family managed one of the largest plantations in Delaware. Rodney was educated in Philadelphia at the Latin School before returning to Delaware at the age of 17 to manage his family's plantation after his father's death. He was placed in the guardianship of Nicholas Ridgely who was a clerk of the peace in Kent county and justice of the peace, this seems to be the root of Rodney's life in politics.
At age twenty-seven in 1755, he was elected Sheriff of Kent County and served the maximum three years allowed. In Delaware, Rodney also became a powerful political figure and held many political positions within the state's government, including as an Associate Justice on Delaware's Colonial Supreme Court. Rodney joined the Delaware Militia as a Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War, French and Indian War, and he became a leading voice against what he perceived as British overreach in the years that followed the American Revolutionary War, French and Indian War.
During this time, Rodney also served within the Delaware Assembly and was a leader within the Delaware State Government. As tensions between the American Colonies and Great Britain began to grow, Rodney was chosen to represent Delaware at the Stamp Act Congress in 1765, and then in 1774, Rodney was voted to be one Delaware's representatives to the First Continental Congress. The following year, in 1775, Rodney was re-elected and served in the Second Continental Congress. Rodney was in Dover tending to Tory/Loyalist activity in Sussex County and he had just returned to his farm, Byfield.
But then he received word from Thomas McKean that he and George Read were deadlocked on the vote for independence. To break the deadlock, Rodney rode 100 miles through a thunderstorm on the night of July 1, 1776, arriving in Philadelphia "in his boots and spurs" on July 2, just in time for the deciding vote. Rodney's vote for Independence together with Thomas McKean broke the deadlock, they won the vote to become independent states and they signed the Declaration of Independence. After signing The Declaration of Independence on August 2, 1776.
Rodney went on to serve in the Continental Army until he was once again elected to the Continental Congress in 1777. In 1778, Rodney was elected as the President of the state of Delaware (an equivalent position to Governor today). As President of Delaware, Rodney also served as the Major-General of Delaware's Militia, and he managed the state's defense against the British. Rodney held the position as President of Delaware until 1781 when declining health caused him to resign. In 1782 and 1783, Rodney was elected to the Continental Congress (Congress of the Confederation) but never took his seat due to poor health.
In 1784, Rodney was elected to the Delaware Legislative Council at Newcastle, and he was named speaker, but he died in June of 1784 before he could complete his term. Among his most prominent representations was a statue of Caesar Rodney on horseback that resides in Rodney Square in Wilmington, Delaware can be found within the walls of Christ Episcopal Church. Made more than a century after his 1784 death, the likeness was used in the 1999 Delaware state quarter.
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Who is Caesar Rodney?
Caesar Rodney was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and Signer of the declaration of Independence. Born in the Lower Counties of Pennsylvania (now known as Delaware) to a prominent family, Rodney's family managed one of the largest plantations in Delaware. Rodney was educated in Philadelphia at the Latin School before returning to Delaware at the age of 17 to manage his family's plantation after his father's death. He was placed in the guardianship of Nicholas Ridgely who was a clerk of the peace in Kent county and justice of the peace, this seems to be the root of Rodney's life in politics.
At age twenty-seven in 1755, he was elected Sheriff of Kent County and served the maximum three years allowed. In Delaware, Rodney also became a powerful political figure and held many political positions within the state's government, including as an Associate Justice on Delaware's Colonial Supreme Court. Rodney joined the Delaware Militia as a Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War, French and Indian War, and he became a leading voice against what he perceived as British overreach in the years that followed the American Revolutionary War, French and Indian War.
During this time, Rodney also served within the Delaware Assembly and was a leader within the Delaware State Government. As tensions between the American Colonies and Great Britain began to grow, Rodney was chosen to represent Delaware at the Stamp Act Congress in 1765, and then in 1774, Rodney was voted to be one Delaware's representatives to the First Continental Congress. The following year, in 1775, Rodney was re-elected and served in the Second Continental Congress. Rodney was in Dover tending to Tory/Loyalist activity in Sussex County and he had just returned to his farm, Byfield.
But then he received word from Thomas McKean that he and George Read were deadlocked on the vote for independence. To break the deadlock, Rodney rode 100 miles through a thunderstorm on the night of July 1, 1776, arriving in Philadelphia "in his boots and spurs" on July 2, just in time for the deciding vote. Rodney's vote for Independence together with Thomas McKean broke the deadlock, they won the vote to become independent states and they signed the Declaration of Independence. After signing The Declaration of Independence on August 2, 1776.
Rodney went on to serve in the Continental Army until he was once again elected to the Continental Congress in 1777. In 1778, Rodney was elected as the President of the state of Delaware (an equivalent position to Governor today). As President of Delaware, Rodney also served as the Major-General of Delaware's Militia, and he managed the state's defense against the British. Rodney held the position as President of Delaware until 1781 when declining health caused him to resign. In 1782 and 1783, Rodney was elected to the Continental Congress (Congress of the Confederation) but never took his seat due to poor health.
In 1784, Rodney was elected to the Delaware Legislative Council at Newcastle, and he was named speaker, but he died in June of 1784 before he could complete his term. Among his most prominent representations was a statue of Caesar Rodney on horseback that resides in Rodney Square in Wilmington, Delaware can be found within the walls of Christ Episcopal Church. Made more than a century after his 1784 death, the likeness was used in the 1999 Delaware state quarter.
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Caesar Rodney; Delaware statesman, signer of The Declaration of Independence, and the founding father you don't know but should.
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Caesar Rodney; Delaware statesman, signer of The Declaration of Independence, and the founding father you don't know but should.
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EXCLUSIVE | FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) documents show the Caesar Rodney School District in Delaware lied to cover-up white privilege exercises that were ...
EXCLUSIVE | FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) documents show the Caesar Rodney School District in Delaware lied to cover-up white privilege exercises that were held for teachers at an elementary school.
EXCLUSIVE | FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) documents show the Caesar Rodney School District in Delaware lied to cover-up white privilege exercises that were held for teachers at an elementary school.
Caesar Rodney 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 Delawa...
Caesar Rodney 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.
Caesar Rodney 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.
A United States founding father, he helped break a deadlock in the Delaware assembly and had a famous midnight ride. His life ended prematurely but his contribution to history is worth remembering.
Caesar Rodney is most famous for his midnight ride, but his whole career was important to the American Founding
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Who is Caesar Rodney?
Caesar Rodney was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and Signer of the declaration of Independence. Born in the Lower Counties of Pennsylvania (now known as Delaware) to a prominent family, Rodney's family managed one of the largest plantations in Delaware. Rodney was educated in Philadelphia at the Latin School before returning to Delaware at the age of 17 to manage his family's plantation after his father's death. He was placed in the guardianship of Nicholas Ridgely who was a clerk of the peace in Kent county and justice of the peace, this seems to be the root of Rodney's life in politics.
At age twenty-seven in 1755, he was elected Sheriff of Kent County and served the maximum three years allowed. In Delaware, Rodney also became a powerful political figure and held many political positions within the state's government, including as an Associate Justice on Delaware's Colonial Supreme Court. Rodney joined the Delaware Militia as a Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War, French and Indian War, and he became a leading voice against what he perceived as British overreach in the years that followed the American Revolutionary War, French and Indian War.
During this time, Rodney also served within the Delaware Assembly and was a leader within the Delaware State Government. As tensions between the American Colonies and Great Britain began to grow, Rodney was chosen to represent Delaware at the Stamp Act Congress in 1765, and then in 1774, Rodney was voted to be one Delaware's representatives to the First Continental Congress. The following year, in 1775, Rodney was re-elected and served in the Second Continental Congress. Rodney was in Dover tending to Tory/Loyalist activity in Sussex County and he had just returned to his farm, Byfield.
But then he received word from Thomas McKean that he and George Read were deadlocked on the vote for independence. To break the deadlock, Rodney rode 100 miles through a thunderstorm on the night of July 1, 1776, arriving in Philadelphia "in his boots and spurs" on July 2, just in time for the deciding vote. Rodney's vote for Independence together with Thomas McKean broke the deadlock, they won the vote to become independent states and they signed the Declaration of Independence. After signing The Declaration of Independence on August 2, 1776.
Rodney went on to serve in the Continental Army until he was once again elected to the Continental Congress in 1777. In 1778, Rodney was elected as the President of the state of Delaware (an equivalent position to Governor today). As President of Delaware, Rodney also served as the Major-General of Delaware's Militia, and he managed the state's defense against the British. Rodney held the position as President of Delaware until 1781 when declining health caused him to resign. In 1782 and 1783, Rodney was elected to the Continental Congress (Congress of the Confederation) but never took his seat due to poor health.
In 1784, Rodney was elected to the Delaware Legislative Council at Newcastle, and he was named speaker, but he died in June of 1784 before he could complete his term. Among his most prominent representations was a statue of Caesar Rodney on horseback that resides in Rodney Square in Wilmington, Delaware can be found within the walls of Christ Episcopal Church. Made more than a century after his 1784 death, the likeness was used in the 1999 Delaware state quarter.
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EXCLUSIVE | FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) documents show the Caesar Rodney School District in Delaware lied to cover-up white privilege exercises that were held for teachers at an elementary school.
Caesar Rodney 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.
Caesar Rodney was born in 1728 on his family's farm, "Byfield", on St. Jones Neck in East Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware.Caesar was the eldest of son of eight children of Caesar and Elizabeth Crawford Rodney and grandson of William Rodney. William Rodney Caesar’s grandfather, William Rodney, emigrated to this country in 1681-82, along with William Penn. Speaker of the Colonial Assembly of the Delaware Counties in 1704. Rodney's mother was the daughter of the Rev. Thomas Crawford, Anglican rector of Christ Church at Dover. Among the Rodney family ancestors were the prominent Adelmare family in Treviso, Italy.Byfield was an 800-acre (320ha) prosperous farm, worked by slaves. With the addition of other adjacent properties, the Rodneys were, by the standards of the day, wealthy members of the local gentry. The plantation grew to 1,000 acres, and owned 200 slaves earned Sufficient income from the sale of wheat and barley to the Philadelphia and West Indies market to provide enough cash and leisure to allow members of the family to participate in the social and political life of Kent County.
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