▁career ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁General ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁elected ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Assembly ▁Spe aker ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁Assembly man , ▁Hob art ▁was ▁the ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Pro hib ition ▁En for cement ▁Act . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Att orney ▁General ▁William ▁A . ▁Stevens ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁appoint ing ▁Hob art ▁as ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Att orney ▁General ▁and ▁was ▁installing ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁Act ing ▁Ber gen ▁County ▁Pro sec utor . ▁ ▁Stevens ' ▁actions ▁came ▁after ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Justice ▁Charles ▁W . ▁Parker ▁ordered ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁Edward ▁O . ▁West ▁as ▁Pro sec utor . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Hob art ▁founded ▁the ▁New ark ▁Law ▁firm ▁of ▁Hob art , ▁Min ard ▁and ▁Cooper . ▁ ▁Among ▁his ▁prote ges ▁was ▁Charles ▁V . ▁Web b , ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁Es sex ▁County ▁Pro sec utor . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁New ark ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁General ▁Assembly ▁Category : New ▁Jersey ▁Republic ans ▁Category : New ▁Jersey ▁law y ers ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁officers