Garret Hobart

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Garret Hobart
Garret Augustus Hobart.jpg
24th Vice President of the United States
In office
March 4, 1897 – November 21, 1899
PresidentWilliam McKinley
Preceded byAdlai E. Stevenson
Succeeded byTheodore Roosevelt
Personal details
Born
Garret Augustus Hobart

(1844-06-03)June 3, 1844
Long Branch, New Jersey
DiedNovember 21, 1899(1899-11-21) (aged 55)
Paterson, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Jennie Tuttle Hobart (1869–1899, survived as widow)
RelationsGeorge S. Hobart (nephew)
Children4
Alma materRutgers College
ProfessionLawyer
SignatureCursive signature in ink
Nickname(s)Gus

Garret Augustus Hobart (June 3, 1844 – November 21, 1899) was the twenty-fourth vice president of the United States.