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==Early life==
==Early life==
Caesar Rodney, the eldest son of Caesar and grandson of William Rodney, was born in St. Jones' Neck, near Dover, in Kent county, Delaware, in 1728. Left an orphan at the age of seventeen, he selected Nicholas Ridgely, Esquire, to be his guardian at an Orphans' Court held in Dover on February 27, 1745- This early step had a most fortunate influence upon his moral and intellectual training, for he was brought into the family and under the influence of an intelligent, honorable and upright man who wisely nursed his estate, carefully supervised his education and took an affectionate interest in his welfare.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Proceedings_on_Unveiling_the_Monument_to/7qUCAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA14 Proceedings on Unveiling the Monument to Caesar Rodney]</ref>
Caesar Rodney, the eldest son of Caesar and grandson of William Rodney, was born in St. Jones' Neck, near Dover, in Kent county, Delaware, in 1728. Left an orphan at the age of seventeen, he selected Nicholas Ridgely, Esquire, to be his guardian at an Orphans' Court held in Dover on February 27, 1745- This early step had a most fortunate influence upon his moral and intellectual training, for he was brought into the family and under the influence of an intelligent, honorable and upright man who wisely nursed his estate, carefully supervised his education and took an affectionate interest in his welfare.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Proceedings_on_Unveiling_the_Monument_to/7qUCAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA14 Proceedings on Unveiling the Monument to Caesar Rodney]</ref>
==Career==
Caesar Rodney was a prominent member of the [[Stamp Act Congress]] and often worked together on measures with his close friend [[Thomas McKean]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Unitarian_Register/PO8fAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA764 The Unitarian Register]</ref> While a member of the Congress, he served as Speaker of that body.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Proceedings_of_the_Assembly_of_the_Lower/ahavHZtkXVsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA20 Proceedings of the Assembly of the Lower Counties on Delaware, 1770-1776, of the Constitutional Convention of 1776, and of the House of Assembly of the Delaware State, 1776-1781]</ref>
Rodney is best remembered for his famous horseback ride in order to vote for Interdependence from Britain. He rode nearly 70 miles through the night from St. Jones' Neck to Philadelphia, while a heavy rain storm was coming through the area.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Model_Speaker_and_Reciter/GfFDAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA152 The Model Speaker and Reciter]</ref>
Caesar Rodney was elected as the Fourth President of Delaware in the winter of 1778 and served as president until January, 1782. Caesar Rodney was for many years a member of the Continental Congress, a Major-General in the Revolutionary War, several times a member of the Assembly and Speaker of the Council of the State and altogether possibly the leading man of the Revolutionary period in Delaware.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_the_State_of_Delaware/vRdRAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA822 History of the State of Delaware]</ref>
==Legacy==
==Legacy==