American politician (1787–1858)
Aaron Hobart (June 26, 1787 – September 19, 1858) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts . Born in Abington, Massachusetts , Hobart pursued classical studies and graduated from Brown University in 1805. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Abington . He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and served in the Massachusetts State Senate .
Hobart was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Zabdiel Sampson . He was reelected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress , elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress , and reelected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth Congress , and served from November 24, 1820, to March 3, 1827.
Hobart declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1826. He then served as an Executive councilor 1827-1831 and served as probate judge 1843-1858. He unsuccessfully ran as the Democratic Party nominee in the third vote of the 1853–54 Boston mayoral election .
Hobart died in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts , September 19, 1858, and was interred in Central Cemetery.
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