Born in Newburgh, New York, Hobbie studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Delhi, New York.
He was appointed Assistant Postmaster General and served from 1829 until 1851, when he resigned on account of ill health.
He was interred in Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., on March 26, 1854.
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