Silas Condit (August 18, 1778 – November 29, 1861) was a

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from

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, serving one term from 1831 to 1833.

Early life and career

Condit was born in

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. He was the son of

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. Condit graduated from

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in 1795. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Orange, and moved to

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Political career

He served as clerk of Essex County from 1804 to 1811, and as Sheriff of Essex County from 1813 to 1816. He served as member of the

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in 1812, 1813, and 1816, and served in the

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from 1819 to 1822. He served as president of the Newark Banking Co. 1820–1842.

Congress

Condit was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1831 to March 3, 1833. He engaged in banking. He served as delegate to the State

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in 1844.

Death

He died in

, November 29, 1861, and was interred in that city's

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.Silas Condit

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. Accessed August 23, 2007.

References

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