Daniel Rodney

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Daniel Rodney

Daniel Rodney (born September 10, 1764 in Lewes , Delaware Colony , †  September 2, 1846 ibid) was an American politician and governor of the state of Delaware from 1814 to 1817 . In the 1820s he represented his state for a short time in both chambers of the US Congress .

Early years and political advancement

Daniel Rodney received only a superficial education and then worked for a few years as a seaman and trader. Although there is no information about a law degree, he must have completed one in the meantime, because from 1793 to 1806 he was a judge at an appeals court. Rodney became a member of the Federalist Party . In 1810 he lost to Joseph Haslet in the gubernatorial election . On October 5, 1813, however, he managed to be elected as his successor as governor.

Delaware Governor

Daniel Rodney began his three-year term on January 18, 1814. The beginning of his reign was overshadowed by the British-American War . Fighting was still going on in Delaware. The threat to the state only ended after the British were stopped at Baltimore in the summer of 1814 . A first general Delaware state tax was also introduced during Rodney's tenure.

Rodney in Congress

Rodney could not run for re-election in 1816 because of a constitutional clause. Therefore, he resigned on January 21, 1817 from the office of governor. In the presidential election of 1820 he received four votes for the office of vice-president . After the resignation of Congressman Caesar A. Rodney , with whom he was also related, he ended his term in the US House of Representatives in Washington . He exercised this mandate between October 1, 1822 and March 3, 1823. After the death of US Senator Nicholas Van Dyke , Rodney was appointed as his acting successor as Class 2 Senator . He was between November 8, 1826 and January 12, 1827 US Senator for the National Republican Party . Then the newly elected Henry M. Ridgely succeeded him.

Another résumé

After his tenure in Congress ended, Rodney withdrew from politics and returned to his private affairs. He died in September 1846. Daniel Rodney had seven children with his wife, Sara Fisher, including their son George , who was a Congressman in Washington from 1841 to 1845. Daniel Rodney's brother Caleb was also Governor of Delaware from 1822 to 1823. He was also related to former Delaware President Caesar Rodney .

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SURNAME Rodney, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 10, 1764
PLACE OF BIRTH Lewes , Delaware
DATE OF DEATH September 2, 1846
Place of death Lewes , Delaware