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Many Patersonians are familiar with the name Hobart. Often they are more familiar the Garret A. Hobart, 24th Vice President of the United States. However, it...
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- Jennie Tuttle Hobart, Memories, 1930 Few Presidents have been closer to their Vice Presidents, and few First Ladies to Second Ladies, than William and Ida McKinley were to Garret and Jennie Hobart. When the McKinleys moved into the White House, the Hobarts leased a mansion – called the Cream White House - just across the Square.
Edith Kermit Carow nació en Norwich, Connecticut, hija de Charles Carow (1825-1883), un comerciante, y Gertrude Elizabeth Tyler (1836-1895) y nieta de Daniel Tyler quien fuera general en la Guerra de Secesión estadounidense. Edith creció en el mismo vecindario de Theodore "T. R." Roosevelt en Nueva York y era la mejor amiga de su hermana ...
Jennie Tuttle Hobart (April 30, 1849 – January 8, 1941) was the wife of Garret Hobart, the 24th Vice President of the United States, serving under President William McKinley. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Jennie was a significant figure in her own right, known for her role in society and her philanthropic endeavors.
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Hobart was born and raised in Paterson, the daughter of a prominent attorney. She married Garret Augustus Hobart in 1869 as he was beginning his career as a lawyer and Republican politician. After Garret Hobart was elected William McKinley's vice president, in 1896, the family moved to Washington where Jennie Hobart often served as hostess for McKinley, whose wife was in poor health.
Garret Hobart both studied with Tuttle and married his daughter, Jennie. 3. Garret Hobart served in local governmental positions, and then successfully ran for office as a Republican, serving in both the New Jersey General Assembly, where he was elected Speaker in 1874, and the New Jersey Senate, where he became its president in 1881.
