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John D Rodney

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John D Rodney

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23 Mar 1884 (aged 71)
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Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, USA Add to Map
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John D. (probably Daniel) Rodney was a lawyer and politician in Georgetown. He was born in Lewes, Delaware, and moved to Georgetown shortly after marrying Mary Orr Bell in 1835. He was a Representative to the 62nd Delaware General Assembly 1843-1845. He was Sheriff of Sussex County 1855 to 1857. A Republican, after the Civil War he held a number of federal patronage positions in heavily Democratic Sussex County.
John D. (probably Daniel) Rodney was a lawyer and politician in Georgetown. He was born in Lewes, Delaware, and moved to Georgetown shortly after marrying Mary Orr Bell in 1835. He was a Representative to the 62nd Delaware General Assembly 1843-1845. He was Sheriff of Sussex County 1855 to 1857. A Republican, after the Civil War he held a number of federal patronage positions in heavily Democratic Sussex County.


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