John Condit

John Condit
John Condit
United States Senator; from New 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 the U.S. House of Representatives; from New Jersey's at-large district
	In office; March 4, 1819 – November 4, 1819
Preceded by	Charles Kinsey
Succeeded by	Charles Kinsey
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
	In office; 1788–1789
Personal details
Born	July 8, 1755; Orange, New Jersey
Died	May 4, 1834 (aged 78); Orange, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic-Republican

John Condict a.k.a. Condit (July 8, 1755 – 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, 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.^[1]

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).^[2]^[3]

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.^[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 of Aaron 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 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

^ 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)
^ https://archive.org/stream/biographicalcong01unit#page/466/mode/2up
^ 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.
John Condit at The Political Graveyard
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.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by New district	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 1st congressional district March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801	Succeeded by District eliminated
Preceded by New district	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New 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 the U.S. House of Representatives from New 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] ttps://archive.org/stream/biographicalcong01unit#page/466/mode/2up

[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 Helmy
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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