Found in 18290726FMS_WHS1. Frances sees his wife at church and derides her in the letter. Also mentioned in 18250521GWS_WHS1. Had a son, Ogden Hoffman Jr. (1822 - 1891).
US Congressman and lawyer. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Columbia College in 1812. He served for three years in the Navy. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1818. He commenced his first law practice in Goshen, NY. He was the district attorney of Orange County from 1823-1826. He then returned to New York City and was a member of the State Assembly in 1825, 1826, and 1828. He was a district attorney of New York City and the County of New York from 1829-1835. He was elected as a Whig to the 25th and 26th Congresses (1837-1841). He was then the United States district attorney at New York from 1841 to 1845. He was then the attorney general of New York State from 1853-1855.
WHS studied with John Anthon in his New York City law-office. In the spring of 1822, John Duer transferred his law-office in Goshen to Ogden Hoffman, and Hoffman invited WHS to join his practice. In 18220319WHS_SSS1, WHS refers to this transition. Fred also describes this process in WHS's biography and memoir FWS authored.
After WHS left Hoffman's practice there appears to have been some bad blood between SSS and Hoffman. In 18250228SSS_WHS, SSS writes "Mr H well knew my feelings were indignant at his conduct when you left the County, and nothing but the strongest testamonials of his personal friendship would ever have indused me to overlook it." SSS then tells WHS that Hoffman would be glad to hire him again if WHS wished to move home from Auburn and leave ExM's office.
