Garret Hobart was the sixth of seven Vice Presidents to die in office. Other
Vice Presidential Deaths in Office included George Clinton and Elbridge
Gerry (James Madison), William King (Franklin Pierce), Henry Wilson
(Ulysses Grant),Thomas Hendricks (Grover Cleveland) and James Sherman
(Howard Taft).
He was a corporate lawyer and exceptional fund raiser for the party and
thus had no political experience before becoming Vice President.