biography
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Hobart, Garret A(ugustus)
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| lived:
| (1844–99)
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| biography:
| US vice-president and businessman, born in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA. He served in several areas of New Jersey state government before gaining the vice-presidency (1896) in William McKinley's first term. He presided over the Senate capably and fairly, and was a firm advocate of the gold standard. |
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