Definition of caesar rodney in English English dictionary
born Oct. 7, 1728, Dover, Del. died June 26, 1784, Dover, Del., U.S. American Revolutionary leader. He was a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress (1765) and the Continental Congress (1774-76, 1777-78). He cast the tie-breaking vote in the Delaware delegation that decided the Congress's resolution for independence. A signer of the Declaration of Independence, he became commander of the Delaware militia (1777) and served as "president" of Delaware (1778-81)