▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁Republican ▁Party ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁nep hew ▁of ▁Gar ret ▁Hob art , ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁under ▁President ▁William ▁McK in ley . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Hob art ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁David ▁Ros well ▁Hob art ▁( 1 8 4 6 - 1 9 0 8 ) ▁and ▁El la ▁Sm ock ▁Hob art ▁ 1 8 5 4 - 1 8 9 3 ). ▁ ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁Mar l bor o , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁R ut gers ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁New ▁York ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Hob art ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Regiment , ▁U . S . ▁Vol unte ers , ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁Major ▁with ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁Army ▁Corps ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Major ▁General ▁Fitz h ugh ▁Lee . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁Collins ▁& ▁Cor bin , ▁with ▁offices ▁in ▁Jersey ▁City , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁New ark , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Political