The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-24
GARRETT A. HOBART
OF NEW JERSEY

NEW YORK, June 19.-Garrett A. Ho-
bart is what is commonly termed big
man." Ask any citizen of Paterson,
where he lives, or of New Jersey, who
Garrett A. Hobart is, and in nine cases
out of ten he will answer
Hobart? Why he is a big man." But
Hobart's bigness does not end with his
accomplishments. He is big in stature,
standing five feet ten inches in his stock
ings and weighing 220 pounds. He has a
massive head, broad forehead, dark eyes
and an overhanging brow that gives him
a mingled expression of good nature and
determination. He is So years old, and
has more vigor than the average man of
thirty.
AS type of the American self-made
man, Mr. Hobart stands out prominent
ly. He is wealthy. and has made every
dollar of his wealth by his own energy.
Garrett A. Hobart was born in Long
Branch, N. j., June g. 1874. His ances-
tors We're English on his fathers side
and Dutch on his mothers side. His ia
Tiers father, George Hobart, was
farmer and stockkeeper at Marlborough,
Monmouth county. Young Hobart
graduated from Rutgers college in 1863.
then began teaching school, but at the
first opportunity cut short his career as
teacher This was four months after he
had graduated. His father was warm
personal friend of Socrates futile of
Paterson, then one of the most distin
guished leaders of the Passaic county
bar. Through his fathers influence
young Hobart entered Mr.. Tuttle's Of
flee and began the study of law. He was
admitted to the bar as an attorney in
June, 1866, and as counselor in 1871.
Meantime Mr.. Hobart had become a
member of Mr.. Tuttle's family by mar
rying Miss Jennie Il. futile. Then be-
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had become interested in local politics,
and was soon recognized as a leader in
the local struggles. Although his father
was a Democrat Hobart eSpouSed the
cause of the Republicans. The first pub
lie office held by him was that of city
council of Paterson in 1871. The next
year he was made counsel to the board
of freeholders of Passaic county. In No
vember of the same year he was elect
ed to the assembly. AS a member of
the legislature he at once came to the
front, and was reelected in 1873 and
was chosen speaker of the assembly.
Iii 1876 he was nominated for state
senator, and carried his county by ma
jority of 1899, the largest ever given in
the county. Mr.. Hobart became presi-
dent of the senate in 1881. From 1880 TO
1891 Mr.. Hobart was chairman of the
New Jersey state Republican commit
tee. In 1884 he was chosen a member of
the Republican national committee, AMI
since has been one of the most conspic
uous members of that body. He has
been almost constantly on it's executive
committee, and has taken very active
part in the management of the Repub-
lican national campaigns.
In the year that he became a member
of the national committee Mr.. Hobart
was the caucus nominee of his party for
United States senator, but the legisla-
ture was Democratic and he was defeat
ed. Mr.. Hobart'S latest piece of politi-
cal work was the management of the
campaign of John w. Griggs, who was
elected governor of New Jersey last fall.
1t was due to Hobart that Griggs Sc
cured the nomination, and he also did
good work in securing the governors
election. In politics, as in everything
else where he is pitted against q man,
Hobart is a diplomat.
In his business connections he is close
ly identified with railroads and other big
corporations. His first connection with
railroads was brought about through
his being appointed receiver for the New
Jersey Midland railroad. He success
fully adjusted it's affairs, and was made
receiver for the New York and Green
wood Lake railroad. He reorganized the
company and put the road on fair pay
ing basis. In the adjustment of the af-
fairs of of the First National bank, for
which he was receiver in 1880, he was
most successful. He was also receiver
for the Jersey City and Albany railroad
and for the Manhattan Bleaching and
Dyeing company.
Through his receiverships Mr.. Hobart
began to show fondness for railroads.
and secured stock in a number of them
and took an active part in their man.
agement, and is today either president,
director or counsel for nearly fifty cor
porations
Socially Mr.. Hobart is simost affable
and approachable man. He is the best
of hosts, and makes his palatial home
at the corner of Carroll and Ellison
streets the rendezvous for his friends
Mr.. Hobart purchased this house about
ten years ago, and since then he has
remodeled and added to it until he has
made it one of the most beautiful homes
in New Jersey. The Hobarts have one
child, Garrett A. Hobart Jr.. ~ years
old.-San Francisco Examiner.
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