Talk:Caesar Rodney

Continental Congress
Sources seem to disagree as to whether Rodney actually served in the Continental Congress after his election by the Delaware General Assembly in October 1777. Since he was not elected State President until March 1778, and since there was a long tradition of serving in multiple offices, his service seems likely, although more research is needed to say conclusively.
 * Rodney was elected to serve in the Continental Congress on December 17, 1777, however, he never attended. The seat was filled by John Dickinson on January 18, 1779, but was effectively vacant until then. stilltim 23:08, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Italian American
Like just about everyone, Caesar Rodney apparently had a resident of Italy in his ancestry. However, there is no published work of any kind that I can recall, that says that he was in any way affected by this Italian connection, other than perhaps his first name. Instead they all emphasize his essential Anglicanism, and how he was the epitome of the Kent County Anglican establishment. Categorizing someone, should say something about that person or their culture, not a remote connection to long dead and essentially forgotten ancestors. In order to show such a category here, there would need to be a reference to a scholarly source that states such a cultural connection, not just genealogy. Knowing of none, I am removing the Italian-American category from this article. stilltim 10:47, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Actually, a source calls him an Italian-American, thus making him eligible for categorization herein. Michael 03:30, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * The only requirement for adding the Italian-American is that the person in question be an American of Italian ancestry. The extent to which they were interested in or influenced by that aspect of their ancestry is irrelevant. Many people would find facts like this interesting. In Caesar Rodney's case, it's especially worth noting as it helps explain how he came to have such an unusual first name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.126.161.173 (talk) 02:58, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

John Haslet
> Learning of the death of his friend John Haslet > at the Battle of Princeton, Rodney went to join > General George Washington briefly in late 1776. John Haslet died January 3rd 1777. That's why Rodney learned of his death after he was joining Washington if the date "late in 1776" is correct. --Sebastian Wallroth 16:42, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

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Statue Removed
A group of citizens petitioned for the removal of the statue. This work was completed ahead of schedule on the evening of June 12th,2020. I believe this is a permanent removal. I'm currently unaware of the destination of the statue/pedestal/plaques. Also it seems likely that Rodney Square will be renamed as well as several of the adjacent buildings which share his name in some manner.


 * From what I have read in the news, this as of now is a temporary removal to protect the statue from damage but there will be public discussion of it to determine what will be done. At least a large part of the general public has reacted quite negatively to CR being removed.  Trolley8 (talk) 05:29, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

Category:American slave owners
No mention of slave-owning anywhere in the article. I feel that this category should be restricted to people whose slave-owning history was notable in itself. Valetude (talk) 17:29, 13 April 2021 (UTC)