Caesar Rodney
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Caesar Rodney was an American lawyer, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware, famed for his overnight ride to cast a crucial vote for independence in 1776.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Caesar Rodney canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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Continental Congress delegate ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appearsOn | Delaware state quarter reverse design (1999) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1728-10-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kent County, Delaware Colony
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near Dover, Delaware Colony ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, Delaware
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Caesar Rodney equestrian statue formerly at Rodney Square, Wilmington, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ Caesar Rodney postage stamp issued by the United States Postal Service ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Delaware Colony
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1784-06-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kent County, Delaware
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Poplar Grove, near Dover, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Rodney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Caesar Rodney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healthIssue |
asthma
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facial cancer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
decisive vote for independence on July 2, 1776
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overnight horseback ride to Philadelphia in 1776 ⓘ signing the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Continental Congress
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Delaware General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Brigadier General ⓘ |
| notableWork | Ride from Dover, Delaware, to Philadelphia to vote for independence ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
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Delaware constitutional politics during the American Revolution ⓘ Second Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Brigadier General of Delaware militia
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Delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ High Sheriff of Kent County, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice of the Peace in Kent County, Delaware ⓘ President of Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ Speaker of the Delaware Assembly ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| represented | Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Dover, Delaware
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Kent County, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signed | United States Declaration of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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