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United States in 1856 he resided in Schenectady, N.Y., for a few years, then removed to Indian- apolis, Ind., and from 1868 until his death lived in Beloit, Wis. He was married in 1836 to Andelu- cia Lee. She died in 1856, leaving six children. He was subsequently married to Mrs. Hannah Williams. His son, Samuel Lee Cond6, was graduated at the Auburn theological seminary in 1873 and preached in Troy and Tunkliannock, N.Y., and in Rockport, 111. Daniel T. Conde received the degree of D.D. from Union in 1869. He died in Beloit, Wis., March 8, 1897.

CONDIT, Ira, educator, was born at Orange, N.J., Feb. 21, 1764; son of Daniel and Ruth (Williams) Condit; grandson of Samuel and Mary (Dodd) Condit ; great-grandson of Peter and Mary (Harrison) Condit; and great^ grandson of John Cunditt. He was graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1784 and was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of New Brunswick in 1786. He was married in 1790 to Sarah, daughter of Henry Perine of Freehold, N.J. He preached at Hardwick, Newtown and Shappenack until 1794, when he became pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church at New Brun.swick. In 1807 he originated the movement for the reopening of Queen's (afterward Rutgers) college, which had been closed in 1795 on account of financial embarrass- ment. The sum of §12,000 was raised in the Dutch Reformed churches and a building was erected. Dr. Condit was president pro teiwpore of the college, 1794-1810, and in 1809 was appointed vice-president and profes.sor of moral philosophy. During the year 1807 he procured by his own exertions subscriptions amounting to 86370 for the Theological seminary in New Brunswick. He declined the presidency of Rutgers to which he had been elected, deeming the "office incom- patible with the duties he owed to his church," of which he continued to be pastor until his death. He received the degree of D.D. from the College of New Jersey in 1810. He died at New Brunswick, N.J., June 1, 1811.

CONDIT, John, senator, was born in Orange, N.J., July 8, 1755; son of Samuel and Martha (Carter) Wilcox Condit; grandson of Samuel and Mary (Dodd) Condit; great-grandson of Peter and Mary (Harrison) Condit; and great^ grandson of John Cunditt who came to America probably from Wales sometime previous to 1678 and purchased lands in Essex county, N.J. John Condit was a farmer and a practising physician at Orange, N.J. He served in the Revolutionary war as a surgeon, and subsequently served several years in the state legislature. He was a representative from New Jersey in the 6th and 7th congresses, 1799-1803, and was U.S. senator from Oct. 17, 1803, till March 4, 1817. He was married first to Abigail Halsey, who died in 1784, and

secondly to Rhoda Halsey, who died in 1834. He died at Orange, N. J., May 4, 1834.

CONDIT, Jonathan Bailey, educator, was born in Hanover, N.J., Dec. 16, 1808; son of the Rev. Aaron and Mary (Dayton) Condit; grandson of Samuel and Mary (Smith) Condit; great-grand- son of Samuel and Mary (Dodd) Condit; and great- grandson of Peter and Mary (Harrison) Condit of Newark, N.J. He was graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1827 and received his A.M. degree in course. He was a student at Princeton theological seminary, 1828; was or- dained July 14, 1831 ; was pastor of the Congrega- tional church, Long Meadow, Mass., 1831-35; professor of rhetoric, oratory and English litera- ture, Amherst, 1835-38; pastor of the Second church, Portland, Maine, 1838-45; of the Second Presbyterian church, Newark, N.J., 1845-51; professor of sacred rhetoric and pastoral theology. Lane theological seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1851- 54 ; and professor of tlie same branches in Auburn theological seminary, 1855-74. He was modera- tor of the general assembly (N.S. ) in 1861. He received the degree of D.D. from the College of New Jersey in 1847. He was married July 20, 1831, to Eliza Keturah, daughter of the Rev. Selah S. W^oodhull of Lawrenceville, N.J. She died in 1835, and in 1836 he was married to Sarah Strong Woodhull, sister of his deceased wife. He died in Auburn, N.Y., Jan. 1, 1876.

CONDIT, Lewis, representative, was born in Morri.stown, N.J., March 3, 1773; son of Peter and Annie (Byram) Condit ; grandson of Peter and Phebe (Dodd) Condit; great-grandson of Peter and Mary (Harrison) Condit ; and great^ grand- son of John Cunditt, the first American ancestor. He was graduated at the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1794, and practised his profession in his native place. In 1800 he was elected high sheriff of Morris county. He was a representative in the New Jersey legis- lature, 1805-10, officiating as speaker, 1808-10. He was a representative in the 12th, 13th and 14th congresses, 1811-17, and in the 17tli-22d congresses, inclusive, 1821-33. In 1840 he was a presidential elector. He was one of the corpora- tors of the Morris and Essex railroad, and its president for several years. He was a commis- sioner of the Trenton asylum ; an original mem- ber of the American colonization society ; a member of the State medical society, and a trus- tee of the College of New Jersey, 1827-61. He received the degree of A.M. from Princeton in 1816. He died at Morristown, N.J., May 26, 1862.

CONDIT, Silas, representative, was born in Newark, N.J., Aug. 18, 1778; son of Dr. John and Abigail (Halsey) Condit. He was graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1795, and engaged in business as a merchant in Orange. He served