Garret Hobart Autographs
Garret Augustus Hobart (June 3, 1844 – November 21, 1899) was the 24th vice president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his death in 1899, under President William McKinley. A member of the Republican Party, Hobart was an influential New Jersey businessman and political operative prior to his vice presidency.
Hobart was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, on the Jersey Shore, and grew up in nearby Marlboro. He attended Rutgers College in New Brunswick, and read law under Paterson-based attorney Socrates Tuttle. He both studied with Tuttle and married his daughter, Jennie. Although he rarely set foot in a courtroom, Hobart became wealthy as a corporate lawyer. 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.
He was a longtime state and national party official; during the 1896 Republican National Convention, New Jersey delegates to the convention were determined to nominate him for vice president. Hobart's political views were similar to those of William McKinley, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate. With New Jersey a key state in the upcoming election, McKinley and his close advisor, future U.S. Senator Mark Hanna, backed Hobart, who was easily nominated on the first ballot. The vice presidential candidate emulated his running mate with a front porch campaign, and also spent considerable time at the campaign's New York City headquarters. On November 3, 1896, McKinley and Hobart were elected.
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Traded items with a signature of Garret Hobart
The most expensive item with a signature of Garret Hobart (24 US VP GARRET HOBART HAND SIGNED LETTER ~PSA DNA~ALS~) was sold in April 2008 for $257.00 while the cheapest item (PATERSON NEW JERSEY JUDGE FRIEND VICE PRESIDENT GARRET HOBART LETTER SIGNED 1900) found a new owner for $9.99 in August 2019. The month with the most items sold (2) was September 2009 with an average selling price of $35.50 for an autographed item of Garret Hobart. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2025 with $169.98 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $31.00 was December 2011. In average, an autographed item from Garret Hobart is worth $49.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Garret Hobart were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1880 Vice President Garret Hobart signed Midland Railroad Co Certificate | $79.99 |  |
| 1880 Vice President Garret Hobart signed Midland Railroad Co Certificate #2 | $59.99 | |
| Garret Hobart - 24th U.S. Vice President - Authentic Autograph | $91.00 | |
| Garret Hobart auto signed letter as Vice President, year of death 1899, PSA COA | $125.00 | |
| Garret Hobart Signature Vice President under President Mckinley | $56.00 | |
| Garret Hobart Signed Document 1880 Rail Vice President Signed Autograph PSA/DNA | $169.98 | |
| Garret Hobart Vice President typed letter signed Autograph | $50.00 | |
| Railroad bond signed by US Vice President Garret Hobart | $32.09 | |
| Railroad bond signed by US Vice President Garret Hobart | $41.00 | |
| Railroad bond signed by US Vice President Garret Hobart | $31.08 | |
| Railroad bond signed by US Vice President Garret Hobart | $40.99 | |
| Railroad bond signed by US Vice President Garret Hobart | $88.88 | |
| Railroad bond signed by US Vice President Garret Hobart | $31.00 | |
| Railroad bond signed by US Vice President Garret Hobart who died in office 1899 | $31.00 | |
| Vice President Garret Hobart-Vintage Clipped Signature from 1898 | $79.99 | |
