Vice President Garret Augustus HOBART

1844 - 1899  (55 years)

• Name	Garret Augustus HOBART
  Prefix	Vice President
  Born	3 Jun 1844	Long Branch, New Jersey
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Nov 1899	Patterson, Passaic, New Jersey
  Buried	Cedar Hill Cemetery, Patterson, Passaic, New Jersey, Section 16, Lot 380, Grave 2 and 3
  Person ID	I1295	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2015

  
  

• 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.

  
  

Father	Addison Willard HOBART,   b. 1 Sep 1819, Columbia, Coos, New Hampshire ,   d. 10 Nov 1892, Marlboro, Cumberland, New Jersey  (Age 73 years)
Mother	Sophia VANDERVEER,   b. 7 Feb 1819, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey ,   d. 23 Apr 1880, Marlboro, Monmouth, New Jersey  (Age 61 years)
Married	30 Aug 1841	Long Branch, Monmouth, New Jersey
Family ID	F780	Group Sheet




Family	Esther Jane TUTTLE,   b. 30 Apr 1849, Patterson, New Jersey ,   d. 8 Jan 1941, Haledon, Passaic, New Jersey  (Age 91 years)
Married	21 Jul 1869	Patterson, Passaic, New Jersey
Photos		Mausoleum of Garret and Esther Tuttle Hobart Located in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Patterson, Passaic, New Jersey, Section 16, Lot 380, Grave 2 and 3. Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer
Last Modified	5 Mar 2020
Family ID	F781	Group Sheet




• Photos » Slide Show		Photo of Garret Augustus Hobart Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer
  		Campaign Poster for William McKinley and Garret Hobart, 1896 Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer
  		1896 McKinley Hobart SOUND MONEY and PROTECTION, a 'jugate' campaign badge An item from the Zentmyer Collection