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19 de jul. de 2024 · One of only six desks used by a President in the Oval Office, it was purchased in 1898 by Garret Augustus Hobart, the 24th Vice President of the United States, for the Vice President's Room in the United States Capitol.
Hace 1 día · Garret Hobart, the first vice president under William McKinley, was one of the very few vice presidents at this time who played an important role in the administration. A close confidant and adviser of the president, Hobart was called "Assistant President".
16 de jul. de 2024 · William McKinley, who was elected president in 1896, was a conventional conservative Republican, and so was his vice president, Garret Hobart. But Hobart died in 1899, and at the time, there was no provision for filling a VP vacancy, so they needed to fill the role at the 1900 GOP Convention.
12 de jul. de 2024 · Fate intervened when Vice President Garret Hobart died of heart disease, opening up a spot on President McKinley’s ticket for the election of 1900. With the economy humming and McKinley’s popularity at its height, the president was a strong favorite to win re-election.
1 de jul. de 2024 · McKinley's first vice president was Garret Hobart. Hobart died in 1889 and was replaced by Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt took the oath of office on the day McKinley died.
Hace 2 días · At their convention in St. Louis, Missouri, held between June 16 and 18, 1896, the Republicans nominated William McKinley for president and New Jersey's Garret Hobart for vice president. McKinley had just vacated the office of governor of Ohio. Both candidates were easily nominated on first ballots.
3 de jul. de 2024 · Roosevelt was William McKinley's second vice president - his first was Garret Hobart, who died of a heart attack after two years. Roosevelt replaced Hobart in 1901 for McKinley's second term - which lasted only six months before McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist.
