Ogden Hoffman
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd district |
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In office 1837 – 1841 with Churchill C. Cambreleng 1837–39, Ely Moore 1837–39, Edward Curtis 1837–41, James Monroe 1839–41 and Moses H. Grinnell 1839–41 |
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| Preceded by | Churchill C. Cambreleng, Gideon Lee, Ely Moore, John McKeon |
| Succeeded by | Charles G. Ferris, Fernando Wood, James I. Roosevelt, John McKeon |
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October 13, 1794 Manhattan, New York |
| Died | May 1, 1856 (aged 61) New York City |
| Political party |
Democratic Party Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Burrall Virginia Southard |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents |
Josiah Ogden Hoffman Mary Colden |
Ogden Hoffman (October 13, 1794 – May 1, 1856) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives.
Ogden Hoffman was born on October 13, 1794, the son of New York Attorney General Josiah Ogden Hoffman (1766–1837) and Mary (Colden) Hoffman. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Columbia College in 1812.
He served for three years in the Navy and was warranted a midshipman in 1814. He took part in the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War as a crew member on the USS President, and was taken prisoner when the President was captured in 1814.
After leaving the Navy he studied law under his father, was admitted to the bar in 1818, and commenced practice in Goshen, New York.
Hoffman was District Attorney of Orange County from May 1823 to January 1826, and a member of the New York State Assembly (Orange Co.) in 1826. He then returned to New York City and there practiced law in partnership with Hugh Maxwell, who was New York County District Attorney.
Hoffman was again a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co.) in 1828; and was New York County District Attorney from 1829 to 1835.
He disagreed with the Jackson administration over the need for a federally chartered central bank, and abandoned Tammany Hall and the Democratic Party for the Whigs after Jackson's decision not to re-charter the Second Bank of the United States.
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