Robert Likens Condon (November 10, 1912 – June 3, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from California from 1953 to 1955. During World War II he served in the United States Army.[1]
Robert Condon | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | George Paul Miller |
| Succeeded by | John F. Baldwin, Jr. |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 10th district | |
| In office January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | George Miller Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Donald D. Doyle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1912 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 3, 1976 (aged 63) Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of California at Berkeley UC Berkeley School of Law |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942-1946 |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Career
editBorn in Berkeley, California, Condon attended the public schools. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1934 and from the law college of the same university in 1938. He was editor in chief of the California Law Review in 1938 and was admitted to the California bar in the same year. Between 1938 and 1942 he served as attorney for the National Labor Relations Board. He also studies chemistry and physiology. [citation needed]
He served with the Office of Price Administration in 1942 as chief enforcement attorney for northern California and later as regional investigator for five Western States.
World War II
editCondon entered the United States Army as a private in December 1942. He served overseas in the European Theater with Company G, Three Hundred and Tenth Infantry Regiment, Seventy-eighth Division, in France, Belgium, and Germany. He was discharged in February 1946 as a staff sergeant, having been decorated with two battle stars and the Silver Star.
California Assembly
editHe engaged in private practice of law in 1946 in Martinez, California and served as a member of California State Assembly from 1948 to 52.[citation needed]
Congress
editCondon was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third Congress (January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress.
Later career and death
editHe resumed law practice in Martinez, California. After his death in Walnut Creek, California, on June 3, 1976 at age 63, Condon was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea, three miles beyond the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California.[citation needed]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Condon | 87,768 | 50.6 | ||
| Republican | John F. Baldwin Jr. | 85,756 | 49.4 | ||
| Total votes | 173,524 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John F. Baldwin Jr. | 72,336 | 50.9 | |||
| Democratic | Robert Condon (Incumbent) | 69,776 | 49.1 | |||
| Total votes | 142,112 | 100.0 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ^ "1952 election results" (PDF).
- ^ "1954 election results" (PDF).
Sources
edit- United States Congress. "Robert Condon (id: C000674)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Join California Robert L. Condon
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress