Talk:Garret Hobart

Transition from State office
I have removed the trivia section comprising the statement that Hobart was the only Vice Presidnet to transition directly from a State legislature to a national ofifce (which I assume is meant to mean the Presidency or Vice Presidnecy). I have done this because:


 * It is unsourced;
 * It is of limited utility as a claim. There have been Presidents and Vice Presidents who held no elective office beforehand - Eisenhower for example.; and
 * On a more minor point, trivia sections are generally discouraged.

I also relocated the sentence regarding his status as advisor to McKinlay, to better fit the flow of the article. Euryalus 21:53, 13 October 2007 (UTC) YOUTUBE ROCKS!


 * It also isn't true. In 1896, Hobart had not been a legislator for over a decade.  Politics was a hobby with him until lightning struck.  By the way, I intend to do some work on the article and am accumulating sources.  Once I finish the first article in my McKinley series, Mark Hanna, this will be next.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:42, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Now a FA in Chinese Wikipedia
I have translated this article to Chinese Wikipedia here and promoted to FA status, and I want to thank User:Wehwalt for his effort to write this amazing article. --Jarodalien (talk) 08:33, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

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Image of Hobart as boy
Magie says here he was 14. The age of puberty was often older than it is today, that's the only thing I can think of. But we can change the caption to "Hobart as a boy", etc. For one thing, his youthful appearance helps to explain why his parents were reluctant to send him to Rutgers. I don't see how you can override Magie with a subjective impression.--Wehwalt (talk) 06:10, 13 June 2020 (UTC)


 * I agree with your observation. I made my best estimate of his age, but it's only an estimate. I went through the source for the photo and found no reference to his age at the time it was taken - I should have seen the page in the table of contents, because it's right there. But I missed it.


 * Even so, I'm certain 14 can't be right - I asked several other people to look at the picture and give me their impression, and they were all in the 6 to 8 range.


 * A caption like Hobart as a boy or something along those lines would solve the problem. I don't want to argue with a published source, but I'm sure it's wrong.


 * How do you want to handle it?


 * Billmckern (talk) 12:42, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I will change it as you suggest.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:44, 13 June 2020 (UTC)