Charles W. Hoffman

Background

Hoffman, Charles W. was born on July 31, 1870 in Glendale, Ohio, United States. Son of Wesley E. and Elizabeth (Gorman) Hoffman.

Education

Student National Normal University, 1887-1888. Bachelor of Laws, Cincinnati Law School, 1893.

Career

Teacher in public schools, 1888-1892. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1893. Practiced law in Cincinnati, 1893-1915.

Mayor of Glendale, 1903-1906.

Solicitor of Glendale, 1912-1915. Judge of Juvenile Court and Domestic Relations Court, Cincinnati, since 1915.

Lecturer on child welfare.

Achievements

• Charles W. Hoffman has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Google Books 1902

Membership

Member Sub-advisory commission on probation, parole and penal institutions, Wickersham Law Enforcement Committee. Member Cincinnati Bar Association, National Probation and Parole Association (honorary vice president), Social Workers’. Club: The Cincinnati.

Personality

Judge Hoffman lost his first son Harlan at the age of seven. Harlan was accidentally run over by his mother who was riding in a carriage. Harlan died from a blood disease that resulted and the family was never the same.

Physical Characteristics: Judge Hoffman was fastidious about his appearance and taking care of his clothes was something he did each day.

Quotes from others about the person

• The Judge was aloof and functioned within a plane separate from the rest of the family. In later years he would rather pretend to be reading a book than take the time to speak with members of his family.

Connections

Married Clare H. Lippelman, June 29, 1898 (died July 4, 1925). Married second, Anne Lippelman Anderson, July 11, 1939. Children: Helen Elizabeth (Mistress Ewart Simpkinson), Harlan Henry (deceased), Charlotte Virginia (Mistress Edwin Kinsley).

Father:

Wesley East. Hoffman

Mother:

Elizabeth (Gorman) Hoffman

Spouse:

Anne Lippelman Anderson

Spouse:

Clare H. Lippelman

child:

Harlan Henry Hoffman (deceased)

child:

Helen Elizabeth Hoffman (Mistress Ewart Simpkinson)

child:

Charlotte Virginia Hoffman (Mistress Edwin Kinsley)

Grandson:

Charles Hoffman Simpkinson, PhD

Charles was named after Judge Hoffman and always tried to impress him without a great deal of success.

Grandson:

John Ewart Simpkinson

Youngest son of Ewart and Helen