Editing Caesar Augustus Rodney (section)

==Early life and family==
{{See also|Rodney family of Delaware}}
Rodney was born in [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]] in the [[Delaware Colony]], son of [[Thomas Rodney]] and Elizabeth Fisher. He was the nephew of [[Caesar Rodney]], the signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] who is depicted on the Delaware state quarter. After graduating from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1789, he studied law under Joseph B. McKean in [[Philadelphia]] and was admitted to the bar in 1793. He practiced law in Wilmington and [[New Castle, Delaware|New Castle]], Delaware, for the next three years. Rodney married Susan Hunn, the daughter of Captain John Hunn, and their home was "Cool Springs", located in Wilmington.