Thomas Condon (1822 - 1907) was an Irish Congregational minister, geologist, and paleontologist who gained recognition for his work in the U.S. state of Oregon. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit Palaeontology redirects here For the Scientific journal, see Palaeontology (journal. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. ^[1]

Condon arrived in New York from Ireland in 1833 and graduated from theological seminary in 1852, after which he traveled to Oregon by ship. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is a specialized and often live-in Higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students ^[1] As a minister at The Dalles, he became interested in the fossils he found in the area. This page is about the Oregon town For the nearby geological formation The Dalles see Celilo Falls. ^[1] He found fossil seashells on the Crooked River and fossil camels and other animals along the John Day River. The Crooked River is a Tributary of the Deschutes River in the U This article is about the John Day River in eastern Oregon. There is also the John Day River in northwestern Oregon ^[1] Many of his discoveries were in the present-day John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a 14000 acre (57 km² park in eastern ^[1] He corresponded with scientists all over the country and provided specimens to major museums. ^[1]

Condon was appointed the first State Geologist for Oregon in 1872. The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DGMI is the agency of the government of the U ^[2] He resigned that post to become first professor of geology at the University of Oregon. The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States.

Contents 1 Legacy 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External links

Legacy

Several places are named for Condon:

• Condon Hall at the University of Oregon, which originally housed the geology department^[3]
• The Thomas Condon Paleontology Center in Dayville, Oregon. Dayville is a city in Grant County, Oregon, United States. It was incorporated in 1913

Note:

• Condon, Oregon was named for a nephew of Condon's. Condon is a city in Gilliam County, Oregon, United States. The population was 759 at the 2000 census ^[4]

References

Further reading

• Sheldon, Henry D. (1940). Henry Davidson Sheldon ( October 3, 1874 –1948 was an American educator and historian History of University of Oregon. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers  

External links

• Notable Oregonians: Thomas Condon from the Oregon Blue Book
• Thomas Condon profile from the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission
• Thomas Condon biography from the National Park Service

The Oregon Blue Book is the official directory and fact book for the U The National Park Service ( NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation

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