Rodney, Thomas, 1744-1811

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Birth 1744-06-04
Death 1811-01-02

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Member of the Continental Congress, judge for the Mississippi Territory.

From the description of Treatise on Florida and Louisiana [manuscript], 1810. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647840343

From the description of Treatise on Florida and Louisiana, 1810. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 31448217

Soldier and jurist.

From the description of Letter, 1798, Mar. 26 : Dover, Delaware. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35297804

Continental Congressman from Delaware; justice of the Delaware Supreme Court; federa judge for the Mississippi Territory; younger brother of signer Ceasar Rodney.

From the description of For the D[elaware]-G[azette]- [manuscript], 1796? (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648015703

Judge, Continental Congressman, brother of Caesar Rodney. He organized and commanded a company of Delaware militia from 1775 to 1777.

From the description of ALS : Prison, to Abraham Pryor, 1791 Sept. 18. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122347817

Thomas "Tommy" Rodney was an American lawyer and politician from Kent County, Delaware and Natchez, Mississippi. He was a Continental Congressman from Delaware, and a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. Rodney served in the Delaware General Assembly as Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, and as federal judge for the Mississippi Territory. He was the younger brother of Caesar Rodney, Revolutionary President of Delaware.

From the description of Travels : manuscript diary, 1790. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 156052136

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