Background
Hobart, John Sloss was born on May 6, 1738 in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Son of Review Noah and Ellen (Sloss) Hobart.
Hobart, John Sloss was born on May 6, 1738 in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Son of Review Noah and Ellen (Sloss) Hobart.
Graduated from Yale, 1757, honorary Doctor of Laws, 1793.
Member New York Stamp Act Congress, 1765. Member Sons of Liberty, 1765, Committee of Correspondence, 1774. Deputy to New York Provincial Convention 1775.
Member of New York Provincial Congress, 1775-1777. Justice New York Supreme Court, 1777-1798. Delegate to Poughkeepsie Convention that ratified United States Constitution, 1788.
Member United States Senate from New York, January 11-May 5, 1798. United States district judge for New York, 1798-1805.
Member New York Stamp Act Congress, 1765. Member Sons of Liberty, 1765, Committee of Correspondence, 1774. Member of New York Provincial Congress, 1775-1777.
Member United States Senate from New York, January 11-May 5, 1798.
Married Mary Grinnell, 1764.