Background
Francis Arnold Hoffmann was born on June 5, 1822 in Herford, Westphalia, Prussia (now Germany). He was the son of Frederick William and Wilhelmina (Groppe) Hoffmann.
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Francis Arnold Hoffmann
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also known as
Hans Buschbauer
Education
Hoffmann attending the schools of Herford, and later fled to America to escape conscription. Reaching Chicago in 1840, he served for a time as a hotel bootblack; then became the teacher of the pastorless Lutheran church at Dunkley's Grove (now Addison), Illinois. The following year he studied for the ministry in Michigan.
Career
Hoffmann was given charge of the Lutherans of northeastern Illinois. While zealously ministering to his scattered flock and insisting on the exclusive use of German in his home, he still mastered the English language. In 1847 he was elected representative from Du Page County to the River and Harbor Convention held in Chicago. The same year he became pastor of the church at Schaumberg, Illinois.
In 1851 he quit the ministry, moved to Chicago, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. He also engaged successfully in the real-estate and insurance business and was the first editor of the Illinois Staats Zeitung. In 1852 he was elected to the city council. By organized efforts he attracted German immigrants to Chicago and Illinois, and, being entrusted with their money, as well as with capital from abroad for investment, he started a bank in 1854 with immediate success. He was appointed consul for several German states and in recognition of the services rendered his countrymen he was decorated by the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. When Douglas' Kansas-Nebraska Bill made the extension of slavery the dominant issue in politics, Hoffmann and his countrymen, theretofore Democrats, immediately protested. This was followed by an immense demonstration, February 8, 1854, at which he took the leading part, his sensational speech predicting the defection of the Germans should the measure pass.
When the bill became a law, he proved a strong factor in winning an Anti-Nebraska majority in the legislature which elected Lyman Trumbull to the United States Senate in 1855. A friend of Lincoln, he was one of the organizers of the Republican party in Illinois and in 1856 was unanimously nominated for lieutenant-governor, but he proved ineligible because not yet of constitutional age.
He spoke and wrote effectively, both in English and German, in 1856, 1858, and in 1860, when he was again nominated for lieutenant-governor and duly elected, serving with credit for four years. After the outbreak of the Civil War his bank failed owing to the repudiation of the bonds of the Southern states. Later, when he became commissioner of the Foreign Land Department of the Illinois Central Railroad, settling thousands of persons on their grants in the state, he used his large earnings mainly to liquidate obligations incident to the bank failure.
In 1866 he established the International Bank, which soon took a leading place in business affairs. After the great fire of 1871, Hoffmann was chairman of the committee of bankers through whose efforts the banks were promptly reopened, thereby averting a panic. He was likewise prominently active in restoring Chicago's necessary business establishments.
His health failing, Hoffmann retired in 1875 to his estate on Rock River near Jefferson, Wisconsin. He became editor of Der Haus und Bauernfreund, an agricultural supplement to Die Germania of Milwaukee; Die Deutsche Warte of Chicago; and the Deutsches Volksblatt of Buffalo. He assumed the pen name of Hans Buschbauer for these papers and for the books he wrote on agricultural subjects. Attaining great popularity and influence in his new field, he was urged to reenter politics but declined, continuing his literary activities and idyllic life at his home, "Tusculum, " until his death.
Achievements
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Hoffmann was a prominent politician who was also very active in public affairs as town clerk, postmaster, member of the school board, and contributor to the Chicago Democrat and the Prairie Farmer. He is now best remembered as a lieutenant-governor of Illinois. His most important contributions include his major role in creating the Republican Party, and in establishing the International Bank.
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Das Pferdebuch Des Amerikanischen Farmers (German Edition)
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Amerikanische Bienenzucht (German Edition)
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Amerikanische Bienenzucht (German Edition)
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Das Pferdebuch Des Amerikanischen Farmers (German Edition)
Religion
Hoffmann was a member of the Lutheran church.
Politics
Hoffmann was originally a Democrat, but he left the party. He later helped found the Republican Party, and was also a vigorous opponent of the extension of slavery.
Connections
On February 22, 1844, Hoffmann married Cynthia Gilbert, an American of English ancestry.
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Religion
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Political Party
Republican