George S. Hobart (October 24, 1875 – November 1, 1938) was an American Republican Party politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly. He was the nephew of

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, the 24th

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under President

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Early life

Hobart was born in

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on October 24, 1875, the son of David Roswell Hobart (1846-1908) and Ella Smock Hobart (1854-1893). He grew up on a farm in

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and graduated from

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in 1896. He graduated

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in 1898. At the outbreak of the Spanish War in 1898, Hobart enlisted in the Third New Jersey Regiment, U.S. Volunteers, and was commissioned as a Major with the Seventh Army Corps under the command of Major General

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. He was a partner in the law firm of Collins & Corbin, with offices in Jersey City, New Jersey and

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in 1917, and elected again in 1920 and 1921. He was the Assembly Speaker in 1921. As an Assemblyman, Hobart was the sponsor of the New Jersey Prohibition Enforcement Act. On September 23, 1930, New Jersey Attorney General William A. Stevens announced that he was appointing Hobart as the Deputy Attorney General and was installing him as the Acting Bergen County Prosecutor. Stevens' actions came after New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Charles W. Parker ordered the removal of Edward O. West as Prosecutor.

Later life

Hobart founded the Newark Law firm of Hobart, Minard and Cooper. Among his proteges was Charles V. Webb, Jr., who would become the Essex County Prosecutor. He died on November 1, 1938 at his home in Newark after a short illness.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hobart, George S. Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly New Jersey lawyers People from Marlboro Township, New Jersey Politicians from Bergen County, New Jersey United States Army officers Rutgers University alumni New York University School of Law alumni 1875 births 1938 deaths