Exhibit 99.1

                     CERTIFICATE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

                                       OF

                        CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION


                      (PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)


     I, John R. Schimkaitis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chesapeake
Utilities  Corporation,  certify  that,  to the best of my knowledge, the Annual
Report  on  Form 10-K of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation ("Chesapeake") for the
year  ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on  the date hereof (i) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(1) or
15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  and (ii) the
information  contained  therein  fairly  presents, in all material respects, the
financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  of  Chesapeake.


                                                  /s/  JOHN  R.  SCHIMKAITIS
                                                  --------------------------
                                                  John  R.  Schimkaitis
                                                  March  28,  2003


A  signed  original  of  this  written  statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
and  will  be  retained by Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and furnished to the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  or  its  staff  upon  request.