Mr. Condit attended school in Montville until he was 15 years of age, when he went to work in a country store until he was 18. He then went to Newark and learned the trade of carriage making. In 1863 he enlisted in the United States military railroad service, working in the car repair department, remaining in this service until the close of the Civil War. In 1868 he went to Parsippany and engaged in a successful mercantile business. He served as county clerk of Morris County from 1880 to 1890. In that year he was the choice of the Republican party for State Senator, but was defeated by the late Governor George T. Werts, of Morristown, by a few votes. He served as a member of the Board of Education of Boonton for five years, and was a member and treasurer of the Board of Trade. He was prominent in financial matters, being a director of the First National Bank of Morristown for several years and until his death; he was one of the founders In its original form, this page included an image. and for many years cashier of the Boonton National Bank, and was instrumental in organizing the First National Bank of Butler, New Jersey.8