Editing Garret Hobart (section)

==Early life and education==
[[File:Garret Hobart boy.png|thumb|left|Hobart as a young boy, {{Circa|1858}}]]
Garret Augustus Hobart was born on June 3, 1844, in [[Long Branch, New Jersey]], to Addison Willard Hobart and the former Sophia Vanderveer.{{sfn|Magie|pp=7–8}} Addison Hobart descended from the early [[Colonial history of the United States|colonial-era]] settlers of [[New England]]; many Hobarts served as pastors.{{sfn|Magie|pp=4–7}} Addison Hobart came to [[New Jersey]], where he taught school in [[Bradevelt, New Jersey|Bradevelt]], a small hamlet in [[Marlboro Township, New Jersey]].{{sfn|Magie|pp=7–8}} His mother was descended from 17th-century [[Dutch people|Dutch]] settlers of [[New Amsterdam]] in present-day [[New York City]], who later moved to [[Long Island]] and then ultimately to New Jersey.{{sfn|Magie|pp=6–9}} When Addison and Sophia Hobart married in 1841, they moved to Long Branch, where Addison founded an [[elementary school]].{{sfn|Magie|pp=7–8}}{{sfn|Magie|p=1}} The couple had three children who survived infancy; Garret was the second of three boys.{{sfn|Magie|p=14}}

Hobart initially attended his father's school in Long Branch.{{sfn|Hatfield|p=289}} The family moved to Marlboro in the early 1850s, where he attended the village school.{{sfn|Magie|pp=14–16}} Childhood tales of the future vice president describe him as an excellent student in both day and [[Sunday school]], and a leader in boyhood sports.{{sfn|Magie|pp=16–17}} Recognizing his abilities, his father sent him to a well-regarded school in [[Freehold Borough, New Jersey|Freehold]]. After a disagreement with the teacher, however, he refused to return.{{sfn|Magie|p=16}} He then attended Middletown Point Academy, later known as the [[Glenwood Institute]], a boarding school in [[Matawan, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Neso |first=Chelsea |date=October 14, 2011 |title=Five Things You Never Knew About Matawan and Aberdeen |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/matawan-aberdeen/five-things-you-never-knew-about-matawan-and-aberdeen |work=[[Patch (website)|Patch]] |location=New York, NY}}</ref> Hobart graduated at age 15. His parents felt he was too young to attend college, so he remained at home for a year, where he studied and worked part-time at the Bradevelt School, the same institution that employed his father.{{sfn|Magie|pp=14–18}}<ref>Asbury Park Press, February 9, 1914, Page 4</ref>

In 1860, Hobart enrolled at [[Rutgers University|Rutgers College]].{{sfn|Magie|p=17}} In 1863, he graduated third in his class.{{sfn|Magie|p=17}} Throughout his adult life, Hobart was a generous donor to Rutgers, and was awarded an honorary degree after becoming [[Vice president of the United States|vice president]], and was elected a Rutgers trustee shortly before his death.{{sfn|Magie|pp=14–18}}