Garret Hobart, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Garret Hobart

U.S. Vice President

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1844

Place of Birth: Long Branch, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 21-Nov-1899

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Garret Hobart

  • Garret Augustus Hobart (June 3, 1844 – November 21, 1899) was the 24th vice president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his death.
  • 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.
  • The two studied together, and Hobart married Tuttle's daughter Jennie.
  • 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.
  • With New Jersey, a key state in the upcoming election, McKinley and his close adviser, future senator Mark Hanna, decided to have the convention select Hobart.
  • The vice-presidential candidate emulated his running mate with a front porch campaign, though spending much time at the campaign's New York City office.
  • McKinley and Hobart were elected. As vice president, Hobart proved a popular figure in Washington and was a close adviser to McKinley.
  • Hobart's tact and good humor were valuable to the President, as in mid-1899 when Secretary of War Russell Alger failed to understand that McKinley wanted him to leave office.
  • Hobart invited Alger to his New Jersey summer home and broke the news to the secretary, who submitted his resignation to McKinley on his return to Washington.
  • Hobart died on November 21, 1899 of heart disease at age 55; his place on the Republican ticket in 1900 was taken by New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt.

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