Garret Hobart
US Vice President
1844 – 1899
Who was Garret Hobart?
Garret Augustus Hobart was the 24th Vice President of the United States, serving under President William McKinley. He was the sixth American vice president to die in office.
Hobart was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, on the Jersey Shore, and grew up in nearby Marlboro. After attending Rutgers College, Hobart read law with prominent Paterson attorney Socrates Tuttle. Hobart both studied with Tuttle, and married his daughter. Although he rarely set foot in a courtroom, Hobart became wealthy as a corporate lawyer.
Hobart served in local governmental positions, and then successfully ran for office as a Republican, serving in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate. He became Speaker of the first, and president of the latter. Hobart was a longtime party official, and New Jersey delegates went to the 1896 Republican National Convention determined to nominate the popular lawyer for vice president. Hobart's political views were similar to those of McKinley, who was the presumptive Republican presidential candidate.
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- Born
- Jun 3, 1844
Long Branch - Also known as
- Хобарт, Гаррет
- Spouses
- Ethnicity
- White people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Rutgers University
- Lived in
- Long Branch
- Paterson
- Died
- Nov 21, 1899
Paterson
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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