Ogden Hoffman

Ogden Hoffman
25th Attorney General of New York
In office
January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1855
GovernorHoratio Seymour
Myron H. Clark
Preceded byGardner Stow
Succeeded byStephen B. Cushing
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
In office
1841–1845
PresidentWilliam Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Preceded byBenjamin F. Butler
Succeeded byBenjamin F. Butler
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 3rd district
In office
1837–1841
Serving with Edward Curtis
Churchill C. Cambreleng (1837–39)
Ely Moore (1837–39)
James Monroe (1839–41)
Moses H. Grinnell (1839–41)
Preceded byGideon Lee
John McKeon
Succeeded byCharles G. Ferris
Fernando Wood
James I. Roosevelt
John McKeon
New York County District Attorney
In office
1829–1835
Preceded byHugh Maxwell
Succeeded byThomas Phoenix
Personal details
Born
Ogden Hoffman

(1793-05-03)May 3, 1793
New York City
DiedMay 1, 1856(1856-05-01) (aged 62)
New York City
Resting placeSt. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
Political partyDemocratic Party
Whig
Spouse(s)Emily Burrall
Virginia Southard
Children5, including Ogden Jr.
Parent(s)Josiah Ogden Hoffman
Mary Colden
EducationColumbia College

Ogden Hoffman (October 13, 1794 – May 1, 1856) was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who for two terms was in the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1841.