Garret Hobart: From Influential New Jersey Businessman to Vice President

An early photograph of Garret Hobart, the 24th Vice President of the United States

Perhaps the most influential vice president in history behind Teddy Roosevelt and Martin van Buren, Garret Hobart was not your typical vice president.

A lawyer and businessman by trade, Hobart maintained a strong relationship with the businesses he owned during his time in office, allowing William McKinley, the man he served as VP under, to always have a positive relationship with America’s burgeoning industries.

Early Life

Legal Career

A Start in Politics

Failed Presidential Campaign

Vice President

Illness & Death

Legacy