John Condict Condit (July 8, 1755May 4, 1834) was a

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and a

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from

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and father of United States Representative Silas Condit. John Condict was born in

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in the

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and after attending public schools he then studied medicine. Condict went on to serve as a surgeon in the

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. He became one of the founders and a trustee of the Orange Academy in 1785.

Political history

Condict was a member of the

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from 1788 to 1789, and the

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from 1790 to 1797.

U.S. House of Representatives

He was elected as a

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to the Sixth and Seventh Congresses (March 4, 1799 to March 4, 1803).

U.S. Senate

Condict was appointed as a Democratic Republican to the

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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. 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

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. 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).

External links and references

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