BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Garret Hobart UID:2008-05-06-05-07-23-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6;BYMONTHDAY=3 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250603 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250604 DTSTAMP:20260315T211930 CATEGORIES:U.S. Vice Presidents LOCATION:Long Branch\, New Jersey X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

Garret Augustus Hobart was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 24th Vice President of the United States from 1897 until his death in 1899. He was born on June 3, 1844, in Long B ranch, New Jersey, and graduated from Rutgers College in 1863. Hobart beca me a successful corporate lawyer and prominent figure in New Jersey Republ ican politics, serving in the state legislature and rising to the position of Speaker of the General Assembly and President of the State Senate.

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In 1896, he was chosen as W illiam McKinley’s running mate, and they won the election. As vice presi dent, Hobart was highly influential, often acting as a key advisor to McKi nley and playing an active role in shaping administration policy. His lead ership style and political skill earned him the nickname “Assistant Pres ident.” Hobart died in office on November 21, 1899, from heart disease, making him one of the few vice presidents to die while serving. His death left the vice presidency vacant until Theodore Roosevelt took office in 19 01.

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DESCRIPTION:Garret Augustus Hobart was an American lawyer\, businessman\, a nd politician who served as the 24th Vice President of the United States f rom 1897 until his death in 1899. He was born on June 3\, 1844\, in Long B ranch\, New Jersey\, and graduated from Rutgers College in 1863. Hobart be came a successful corporate lawyer and prominent figure in New Jersey Repu blican politics\, serving in the state legislature and rising to the posit ion of Speaker of the General Assembly and President of the State Senate.\ nIn 1896\, he was chosen as William McKinley’s running mate\, and they w on the election. As vice president\, Hobart was highly influential\, often acting as a key advisor to McKinley and playing an active role in shaping administration policy. His leadership style and political skill earned hi m the nickname “Assistant President.” Hobart died in office on Novembe r 21\, 1899\, from heart disease\, making him one of the few vice presiden ts to die while serving. His death left the vice presidency vacant until T heodore Roosevelt took office in 1901.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/1,5944-garret-h obart?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR