Born: 30 April 1849, United States
Died: 8 January 1941
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Esther Jane Tuttle
The following is republished from New Jersey Women’s History, in line with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Jennie Tuttle Hobart (1849-1941), the daughter of a prominent attorney, was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. She married Garret Augustus Hobart in 1869 as he was beginning his career as a lawyer and Republican politician. After Garret Hobart was elected William McKinley’s vice president, in 1896, the family moved to Washington where Jennie Hobart often served as hostess for McKinley, whose wife was in poor health. Her life as a Washington hostess ended with her husband’s death in office in 1899. Returning to Paterson, Hobart enjoyed a long career as a philanthropist and community activist.