Francis Condon | |
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| 35thChief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court | |
| In office January 7, 1958 – November 23, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund W. Flynn |
| Succeeded by | Thomas H. Roberts |
| Associate Justice of theRhode Island Supreme Court | |
| In office January 11, 1935 – January 7, 1958 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromRhode Island's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 10, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Clark Burdick |
| Succeeded by | Charles Risk |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromRhode Island's3rd district | |
| In office November 4, 1930 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremiah E. O'Connell |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Member of theRhode Island House of Representatives | |
| In office 1923-1926 | |
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| Born | Francis Bernard Condon (1891-11-11)November 11, 1891 |
| Died | November 23, 1965(1965-11-23) (aged 74) |
| Resting place | Mount St. Mary's Cemetery inPawtucket, Rhode Island |
| Political party | Democratic |
Francis Bernard Condon (November 11, 1891 – November 23, 1965) was an American lawyer and politician who served as aU.S. Representative fromRhode Island in the 1930s.
Condon was born inCentral Falls, Rhode Island, and attended public school. He graduated fromGeorgetown University Law School,Washington, D.C., in 1916. He was thenadmitted to the bar in 1916 and commenced practice inPawtucket, Rhode Island. He served as asergeant 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 theAmerican Legion in 1927 and 1928.
Condon served as member of theRhode Island House of Representatives from 1921 to 1926, serving asDemocratic 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 forLieutenant Governor of Rhode Island in 1928.
Condon was elected as a Democrat to theSeventy-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJeremiah E. O'Connell and, at the same time, was elected to theSeventy-second Congress. He was re-elected to theSeventy-third andSeventy-fourth Congresses and served from November 4, 1930, until his resignation on January 10, 1935, having been appointed anAssociate Justice of theRhode 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 appointedChief Justice.
He remained Chief Justice until his death inBoston, Massachusetts, on November 23, 1965. He was interred in Mount St. Mary's Cemetery in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromRhode Island's 3rd congressional district 1930–1933 | Succeeded by District eliminated |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromRhode Island's 1st congressional district 1933–1935 | Succeeded by |
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