John Condit

John Condit
John Condit
United States Senator; fromNew Jersey
	In office; September 1, 1803 – March 3, 1809
Preceded by	Aaron Ogden
Succeeded by	John Lambert
	In office; March 21, 1809 – March 3, 1817
Preceded by	Aaron Kitchell
Succeeded by	Mahlon Dickerson
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives; fromNew Jersey'sat-largedistrict
	In office; March 4, 1819 – November 4, 1819
Preceded by	Charles Kinsey
Succeeded by	Charles Kinsey
Member of theNew Jersey General Assembly
	In office; 1788–1789
Personal details
Born	July 8, 1755; Orange,Province of New Jersey,British America
Died	May 4, 1834(aged 78); Orange,New Jersey,U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican

John Condita.k.a.Condict(July 8, 1755 – May 4, 1834) was aUnited States representativeand aUnited States senatorfromNew Jerseyand father of United States RepresentativeSilas Condit.

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

Political history

Condict was a member of theNew Jersey General Assemblyfrom 1788 to 1789, and theNew Jersey Legislative Councilfrom 1790 to 1797.^[1]

U.S. House of Representatives

He was elected as aDemocratic-Republicanto theSixthandSeventh Congresses(March 4, 1799, to March 4, 1803).^[2]^[3]

U.S. Senate

Condict was appointed as a Democratic Republican to theUnited States Senateto 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.^[4]Served from September 1, 1803, to March 3, 1809. He was again appointed to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofAaron Kitchell.Elected November 2, 1809, to finish the term^[5]and served from March 21, 1809, to March 3, 1817.

Later positions

He was elected to theSixteenth Congressand served from March 4, 1819, to November 4, 1819, when he resigned to accept a Treasury position; appointed assistant collector of the port ofNew York1819–1830.

Death and legacy

Condict died inOrange Township, New Jerseyon 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

^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)
^"A biographical congressional directory, 1774-1903".Washington, Govt. print. off. 1903.
^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
^Byrd, page 142
^Byrd, page 143

United States Congress."John Condit (id: C000671)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Byrd, Robert C.(October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.).The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992.United States Senate Historical Office(volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, DC:U.S. Government Printing Office.ISBN 9780160632563.

External links

John ConditatThe Political Graveyard

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by New district	Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's 1st congressional district March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801	Succeeded by District eliminated
Preceded by New district	Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's at-large congressional district March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 Served alongside:Ebenezer Elmer,William Helms,James Mott,Henry Southard	Succeeded by Adam Boyd,Ebenezer Elmer,William Helms,James Mott,Henry Southard,James Sloan
U.S. Senate
Preceded by Aaron Ogden	U.S. senator (Class 1) from New Jersey September 1, 1803 – March 3, 1809 Served alongside:Jonathan Dayton,Aaron Kitchell	Succeeded by John Lambert
Preceded by Aaron Kitchell	U.S. senator (Class 2) from New Jersey March 21, 1809 – March 3, 1817 Served alongside:John Lambert,James J. Wilson	Succeeded by Mahlon Dickerson
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Charles Kinsey	Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's at-large congressional district March 4, 1819 – November 4, 1819	Succeeded by Charles Kinsey

[1] 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)

[2] "A biographical congressional directory, 1774-1903".Washington, Govt. print. off. 1903.

[3] 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

[4] Byrd, page 142

[5] Byrd, page 143

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v t e United States senators from New Jersey
Class 1	Elmer Rutherfurd Davenport Schureman Ogden Condit Lambert Wilson Southard McIlvaine Bateman Dickerson Southard W. Dayton R. F. Stockton Thomson Field J. Wall Wright F. T. Frelinghuysen J. Stockton Randolph Sewell Blodgett J. Smith J. Kean Martine J. Frelinghuysen Edwards H. Kean Moore Milton Barbour Walsh A. Smith Williams Brady Lautenberg Corzine Menendez
Class 2	Paterson Dickinson F. Frelinghuysen R. Stockton J. Dayton Kitchell Condit Dickerson T. Frelinghuysen G. Wall Miller Wright Ten Eyck J. Stockton Cattell F. T. Frelinghuysen McPherson Sewell Dryden Briggs Hughes Baird Edge Baird Jr. Morrow Barbour Smathers Hawkes Hendrickson Case Bradley Torricelli Lautenberg Chiesa Booker

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