John Condict | |
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United States Senator from New Jersey |
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In office September 1, 1803 – March 4, 1809 |
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Preceded by | Aaron Ogden |
Succeeded by | John Lambert |
In office March 21, 1809 – March 4, 1817 |
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Preceded by | Aaron Kitchell |
Succeeded by | Mahlon Dickerson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's at-large district |
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In office March 4, 1819 – November 4, 1819 |
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Preceded by | Charles Kinsey |
Succeeded by | Charles Kinsey |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
In office 1788–1789 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Orange, New Jersey |
July 8, 1755
Died | May 4, 1834 Orange, New Jersey |
(aged 78)
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.
Condict was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1788 to 1789, and the New Jersey Legislative Council from 1790 to 1797.
Source: 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).
He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixth and Seventh Congresses (March 4, 1799 to March 4, 1803). Sources: . And, public documents of the 14th Congress Papers Relating to Early Congressional Documents by Gen. A. W. Greely (Washington, 1900), published for the 56th Congress (1789-1817) found at page 866 index where there are numerous page listing for John Condict. Google Books:
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. Served from September 1, 1803, to March 4, 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 and served from March 21, 1809, to March 4, 1817.