Garret Hobart

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Garret,Augustus,Hobart,June,3,,1844–,November,21,,1899,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,Hobarts,political,views,were,similar,to,those,of,McKinley,,who,was,the,presumptive,Republican,presidential,candidate,With,New,Jerseygarret,hobart,,garret,hobart,vice,president,,garret,hobart,funeral,pictures,,garret,hobart,family,tree,,garret,hobart,bio,,garret,hobart,jr,Garret,Hobart
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