BIOGRAPHIES
The Twentieth
Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
Biographies of Notable Americans, 1904
Source: Ancestry.com
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Description:
With more than thirty thousand entries, this encyclopedia
of important Americans spans the history of the nation
from the first arrivals in the 17th Century through the
end of the 19th Century. Rich in detail, each entry
includes a short family history and a record of the
important accomplishments of the individual.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Biographies of Notable Americans, 1904
[database online]. Orem, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1997.
Original data: Johnson, Rossiter, ed. Twentieth Century
Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Volumes
I-X. Boston, MA: The Biographical Society, 1904.
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The Twentieth Century
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SILAS CONDIT
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 [p.341] repeatedly in the
legislature and was a representative in the 22nd
congress, 1831-33. He was a member of the convention
which framed the state constitution of 1844, and was
president of the Newark banking company.
He was married May 9, 1799, to
Elizabeth, daughter of John Smith. He died in Newark, N.
J., Nov. 29, 1861.
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