Rodney, Caesar (1728–1784)

American patriot and politician. A member of the Continental Congress 1774–76, he rode 80 miles on horseback and arrived in Philadelphia on 2 July 1776, just in time to cast a decisive vote in favour of Richard Henry Lee's resolution on American independence. He signed the Declaration of Independence, served again in the Continental Congress 1777–78, and was president (governor) of Delaware 1778–81.

He was born in Dover, Delaware. He served in Delaware's provincial assembly from 1761 to 1776 with only one break, in 1771. Delaware placed his statue in the US Capitol.