Robert Condon

Robert Condon
Robert Condon
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

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]

Career

Born 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

Condon 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

He 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

Condon 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

He 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

1952 United States House of Representatives elections^[2]
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)

1954 United States House of Representatives elections^[3]
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

^ Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ "1952 election results" (PDF).
^ "1954 election results" (PDF).

Sources

United States Congress. "Robert Condon (id: C000674)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Join California Robert L. Condon

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by George P. Miller	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 6th congressional district 1953–1955	Succeeded by John F. Baldwin, Jr.

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

[1] Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved November 23, 2016.

[2] "1952 election results" (PDF).

[3] "1954 election results" (PDF).

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