Parley M Condie

History of Idaho: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Volume 3

By Hiram Taylor French, M.S

pg 1215

    Parley M. Condie.  Though a member of the bar of Idaho for only a few years, Mr. Condie has risen rapidly in the distinction of able and progressive young lawyers.  He has identified himself with a part of Idaho which he believes will in the future be the section of the state most enviable in its fortunes and development, and as a public-spirited citizen he is using his efforts to promote all progress and to give his influence in the public welfare, as well as towards his individual success.  He is a young man whose attainments are the result of his own efforts and his career at the bar will be watched with interest by his many friends.

Parley M. Condie was born in Croydon, Utah, on June 9, 1889; his parents were Thomas and Hannah (Swann) Condie. His father was born in Scotland and accompanied his parents to America while a young boy and he has for many years been farming in the vicinity of Croydon, Utah, where he still resides, being now at the age of seventy-two. He was married in Utah to Miss Hannah Swann, who was born in England, and whose death occurred November 11, 1910, at the age of sixty-two. They were the parents of fourteen children, three of whom are now deceased, and the Preston lawyer is the thirteenth of this large family.
The public schools of Utah gave Mr. Condie his early training in the fundamentals of education, after which he attended the Summitt Stake Academy at Coalville, Utah. On leaving school he taught for two years and then he entered the law offices of Evans & Evans at Salt Lake City, where he read and prepared for his profession. His admission to the bar of Utah occurred May 8, 1911, and for a short time he tried his ability in actual practice at Salt Lake. On coming to Preston he formed a partnership with Mr. A. C. Smith in July, 1911 and since his admission to the bar of Idaho, which followed on December 5, 1911, he has been in active practice and has already acquired a substantial patronage of the better class.
In politics Mr. Condie is an Independent. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, being connected with the auxiliary associations thereof and holding some minor offices in the church. On April 30, 1913, Mr. Condie was married to Miss Mary Wilson of Salt Lake City, Utah.