Background
Hoffman, Ogden was born on May 3, 1793 in New York City. Son of Josiah Ogden and Mary (Colden) Hoffman.
Hoffman, Ogden was born on May 3, 1793 in New York City. Son of Josiah Ogden and Mary (Colden) Hoffman.
Graduate Columbia, 1812.
Warranted midshipman United States Navy, 1814, resigned, 1816. Admitted to New York bar, 1818. District attorney Orange County (New York), 1823.
Member of New York House of Representatives, 1825, 28. District attorney City and County New York, 1829-1835. Member United States House of Representatives (Whig) from New York, 25th-26th congresses, 1837-1841, opposed Sub-Treasury Bill.
A leading criminal lawyer of New York. Judge-advocate in Navy-Yard trial of Spencer mutiny plot, 1842. United States district attorney for Southern District New York, 1844-1845.
Attorney general New York, 1853-1855.
Member of New York House of Representatives, 1825, 28. Member United States House of Representatives (Whig) from New York, 25th-26th congresses, 1837-1841, opposed Sub-Treasury Bill.
Married Emily Burrall, June 27, 1819. Married second, Virginia E. Southard.