Garret Hobart

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Garret Hobart
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Garret Hobart

PresidentWilliam McKinley
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NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJennie Tuttle Hobart

Garret Augustus Hobart (June 3 1844 – November 21 1899) was the twenty-fourth Vice President of the United States.

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Garret Hobart
He was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and grew up in Marlboro Township. He graduated from Rutgers College in 1863 and was a member of The Delta Phi Fraternity. He was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Paterson.

Hobart served in the Paterson city counsel in 1871 before serving in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1872 to 1876, serving as speaker in 1874. He was a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1876 to 1882, serving as its president in 1881.

In addition, he served a various positions in the Republican Party: chairman of the Republican state committee, 1880-1891, and the New Jersey member of the Republican national committee, 1884-1896. He also failed his bid to the United States Senate in 1884[1].

Hobart was twice offered, but declined, Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey in 1892 and 1895[2].

Hobart was also a successful businessman, who accumulated a large fortune[3].

He was nominated as the Republican candidate for Vice President on the ticket with William McKinley, and was elected in the 1896 presidential election.

He served as Vice President from March 4 1897 until his death from heart failure in Paterson, New Jersey on November 21, 1899, aged 55.

During his tenure Hobart became one of the McKinley's friends and his close confidential and adviser. He was called "Assistant to the President"[4]. Because of this and in contrast to the tradition of powerless Vice Presidency, he is regarded as one of the most powerful Vice Presidents while in office.

In 1899, Hobart became ill. He returned to New Jersey to recover, but instead became worse. He died from heart failure. Following his death, the Vice Presidency remained vacant for more than a year until the inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt to that post in 1901. Hobart is interred in Cedar Lawn Cemetery.

During his tenure as Vice President, his wife Jennie Hobart frequently performed the duties of First Lady because Ida Saxton McKinley, wife of President of the United States William McKinley, suffered from epilepsy.

The city of Paterson placed a bronze statue of Hobart in front of its city hall, next to a statue of Alexander Hamilton.

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Preceded by
Whitelaw Reid		Republican Party Vice Presidential nominee
1896 (won)		Succeeded by
Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by
Adlai E. Stevenson		Vice President of the United States
March 4, 1897 – November 21, 1899


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