| 1. | Vice President Garret Augustus HOBART was born 3 Jun 1844, Long Branch, New Jersey (son of Addison Willard HOBART and Sophia VANDERVEER); died 21 Nov 1899, Patterson, Passaic, New Jersey; was buried Cedar Hill Cemetery, Patterson, Passaic, New Jersey, Section 16, Lot 380, Grave 2 and 3. Notes:
Garret Hobart was the fourth cousin of our grandfather Frank Grant Hobart.
"Garret Augustus Hobart was the 24th Vice President of the United States (1897-1899), 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. 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 in November 1899 of heart disease at age 55; his place on the Republican ticket in 1900 was taken by New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt." -Wikipedia
Footnote: McKinley was assassinated in 1901, and Roosevelt became President. Garrett Hobart would have become President instead had he not inconveniently died. -Ed.
We have found no evidence that the union of Garret Hobart and Esther Tuttle produced any offspring.
Garret married Esther Jane TUTTLE 21 Jul 1869, Patterson, Passaic, New Jersey. Esther was born 30 Apr 1849, Patterson, New Jersey; died 8 Jan 1941, Haledon, Passaic, New Jersey; was buried Cedar Hill Cemetery, Patterson, Passaic, New Jersey, Section 16, Lot 380, Grave 2 and 3. [Group Sheet]
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1844 - 1899 (55 years)