John Condit

{{short description|American politician and senator from New Jersey (1755–1834)}}

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|name = John Condit

|image = Johncondit.jpg

|jr/sr = United States Senator

|state = New Jersey

|term_start1 = September 1, 1803

|term_end1 = March 3, 1809

|predecessor1 = Aaron Ogden

|successor1 = John Lambert

|term_start2 = March 21, 1809

|term_end2 = March 3, 1817

|predecessor2 = Aaron Kitchell

|successor2 = Mahlon Dickerson

|state3 = New Jersey

|district3 = at-large

|term_start3 = March 4, 1819

|term_end3 = November 4, 1819

|preceded3 = Charles Kinsey

|succeeded3 = Charles Kinsey

|office4 = Member of the New Jersey General Assembly

|term4 = 1788–1789

|birth_date = {{birth date|1755|7|8}}

|birth_place = Orange, Province of New Jersey, British America

|death_date = {{death date and age|1834|5|4|1755|7|8}}

|death_place = Orange, New Jersey, U.S.

|party = Democratic-Republican

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John Condit {{a.k.a.}} Condict (July 8, 1755{{spaced ndash}}May 4, 1834) was a United States representative and a United States senator from New Jersey and father of United States Representative Silas Condit.

John Condict was born in Orange in the Province of New Jersey and after attending public schools he then studied medicine. Condict went on to serve as a surgeon in the American Revolutionary War. He became one of the founders and a trustee of the Orange Academy in 1785.

Political history

Condict was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1788 to 1789, and the New Jersey Legislative Council from 1790 to 1797.Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the US Senate by US Congress (Washington: Duff Green, 1828) Forty-Ninth Congress, at pages 591 & 586. His name here is Condict, appointed as the Assistant Collector of Customs for the district of New York, for the City and Port of Jersey (page 586)

= U.S. House of Representatives =

He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixth and Seventh Congresses (March 4, 1799, to March 4, 1803).{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/biographicalcong01unit#page/466/mode/2up|title = A biographical congressional directory, 1774-1903|year = 1903|publisher = Washington, Govt. print. off.}}Public documents of the 14th Congress Papers Relating to Early Congressional Documents by Gen. A. W. Greely (Washington, 1900), published for the 56th Congress (1899–1901) found at page 866 index where there are numerous page listing for John Condict

= U.S. Senate =

Condict was appointed as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy in the term beginning March 4, 1803, caused by the failure of the legislature to elect. Elected November 3, 1803, to finish the term.Byrd, page 142 Served from September 1, 1803, to March 3, 1809. He was again appointed to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Aaron Kitchell. Elected November 2, 1809, to finish the termByrd, page 143 and served from March 21, 1809, to March 3, 1817.

= Later positions =

He was elected to the Sixteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1819, to November 4, 1819, when he resigned to accept a Treasury position; appointed assistant collector of the port of New York 1819–1830.

Death and legacy

Condict died in Orange Township, New Jersey on May 4, 1834, and was interred in the Old Graveyard, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. He was surgeon in Col. Van Cortland's Battalion (Heard's Brigade, June 29, 1776).

References

{{cite book | title= The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992 | edition=volume 4 Bicentennial | first= Robert C. | last= Byrd | author-link1=Robert Byrd | editor1-first = Wendy | editor1-last =Wolff | department = United States Senate Historical Office | location =Washington, DC | publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office | date=October 1, 1993 | isbn=9780160632563 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PeHByMYxVm8C }}

External links

[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/comte-conditt.html#R9M0IT8J2 John Condit] at The Political Graveyard

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Category:1755 births

Category:1834 deaths

Category:Members of the New Jersey General Assembly

Category:Members of the New Jersey Legislative Council

Category:United States senators from New Jersey

Category:Politicians from Orange, New Jersey