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Francis Condon

Francis Condon
35th Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
In office
January 7, 1958 – November 23, 1965
Preceded byEdmund W. Flynn
Succeeded byThomas H. Roberts
Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
In office
January 11, 1935 – January 7, 1958
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Rhode Island's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1933 – January 10, 1935
Preceded byClark Burdick
Succeeded byCharles Risk
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Rhode Island's 3rd district
In office
November 4, 1930 – March 3, 1933
Preceded byJeremiah E. O'Connell
Succeeded byDistrict eliminated
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
In office
1923-1926
Personal details
Born
Francis Bernard Condon

(1891-11-11)November 11, 1891
Central Falls, Rhode Island, US
DiedNovember 23, 1965(1965-11-23) (aged 74)
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Resting placeMount St. Mary's Cemetery in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Political partyDemocratic

Francis Bernard Condon (November 11, 1891 – November 23, 1965) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island in the 1930s.

Early life and career

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Condon was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island, and attended public school. He graduated from Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C., in 1916. He was then admitted to the bar in 1916 and commenced practice in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He served as a sergeant in the One Hundred and Fifty-second Regiment, Depot Brigade, Twenty-third Company, from May 1918 to June 1919. He was also the Rhode Island department commander of the American Legion in 1927 and 1928.

Political career

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Condon served as member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1921 to 1926, serving as Democratic floor leader from 1923 to 1926. He also served as member of the Democratic State committee from 1924 to 1926 and 1928–1930, serving as a member of the executive committee from 1928 to 1930. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island in 1928.

Condon was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jeremiah E. O'Connell and, at the same time, was elected to the Seventy-second Congress. He was re-elected to the Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth Congresses and served from November 4, 1930, until his resignation on January 10, 1935, having been appointed an Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, the newly Democratic state legislature having appointed an entirely new court.[1] He served in that capacity until January 7, 1958, when he was appointed Chief Justice.

Death

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He remained Chief Justice until his death in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 23, 1965. He was interred in Mount St. Mary's Cemetery in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

References

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  1. ^ "R. I. Republicans Left Groggy By Democratic Coup", St. Albans Daily Messenger (January 2, 1935), p. 7.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Francis Condon (id: C000673)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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