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The Library of Congress. He was a founding father, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and an American hero—but most have probably not heard of Caesar Rodney or his dramatic 18-hour ...

Caesar Rodney, (born October 7, 1728, Dover, Delaware [U.S.]—died June 26, 1784, Dover), delegate to the Continental Congress (1774–76, 1777–78), “president” of Delaware (1778–82), and key signer of the Declaration of Independence. Rodney had served as high sheriff of Kent county, Delaware (1755), and as a delegate to the Stamp Act ...

Rodney was a signer of the Declaration of Independence who would go on to be President of Delaware from December, 1777, to November, 1781. Like Paul Revere, Caesar Rodney is famous for a midnight ride. Rodney's ride ended up at the doorstep of Independence Hall where he cast the decisive Delaware vote for Independence.

Wilmington removes Caesar Rodney, Christopher Columbus statues Friday amid calls for change Jeanne Kuang Marina Affo Patricia Talorico Ira Porter Delaware News Journal Wilmington officials...

March 2, 2020. Caesar Rodney was a Delaware lawyer, representative of Delaware in the Continental Congress, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Rodney managed to be a soldier, politician, and good patriot all at the same time. He spent his life fighting for the Independence of his country, so that the children may have a better ...

Caesar Rodney 1728-1784 Representing Delaware at the Continental Congress by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress Caesar Rodney was born on his father's farm near Dover, Delaware, in October of 1728. He was tutored by his parents and may have attended a local Parson's school, but received no formal education.

Caesar Rodney would go on to be President (Governor) of Delaware for three years. At the same time, he was in charge of the entire State’s militia. While Rodney lived to see his country win the American Revolution, he would succumb to the cancer just eight years after his midnight ride.

District News - September 13, 2022. The Caesar Rodney School District is proud to announce that it has recently received a $227,000 grant award from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) as part of the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund.