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Caesar Rodney of Delaware Colony 1728-1784

Caesar Rodney of Delaware Colony 1728-1784. My Early Life. I was born on October 7 th in the year 1728 My place of birth was St. Jones Neck in Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware Kent County. My Early Life (cont.).

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Caesar Rodney of Delaware Colony 1728-1784

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  1. Caesar Rodney of Delaware Colony 1728-1784

  2. My Early Life • I was born on October 7th in the year 1728 • My place of birth was St. Jones Neck in Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware Kent County

  3. My Early Life (cont.) • At 17, my father died and the Kent County clerk of peace, Nicholas Ridgely became my guardian • At only the age of twenty-two, I was commissioned as the High Sherriff of Kent County • At thirty, I was elected as a representative in the colonial legislature

  4. Main Events in My Life

  5. Main Events (cont.) • In 1776 I signed the Declaration of Independence • Delaware representatives Thomas McKean and George Read were in disagreement in the matter of Independence so my vote decided the matter for the Colony of Delaware

  6. My Travels • I did not travel far from Delaware, where I was born • However I an famous for my ride from Dover, DE to Philadelphia PA • I was riding there so I could cast my vote on the Declaration of Independence and decide for the Colony of Delaware whether to support it or not

  7. My Travels (cont.) • I had cancer in my face at the time I made my journey • The journey was through heavy rain and thunderstorms.

  8. My Travels (cont.) • I arrived in the final few minutes of the discussion

  9. My Travels (cont.) My Route

  10. What I Did For My Colony • At twenty-two I was High Sherriff of Kent County • I was the Captain of Kent County Militia • I was a General of the Delaware Militia in the Revolutionary War

  11. What I Did For My Colony (cont.) • I was the fourth president of Delaware • I was a judge of all lower courts

  12. Death • I lived a relatively long life for the time • I did manage to serve my colony and country • Sadly I died on June 29th in 1784

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