Ogden Hoffman

Ogden Hoffman
25th Attorney General of New York
In office January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1855
Governor	Horatio Seymour Myron H. Clark
Preceded by	Gardner Stow
Succeeded by	Stephen B. Cushing
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
In office 1841–1845
President	William Henry Harrison John Tyler
Preceded by	Benjamin F. Butler
Succeeded by	Benjamin 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 by	Gideon Lee John McKeon
Succeeded by	Charles G. Ferris Fernando Wood James I. Roosevelt John McKeon
New York County District Attorney
In office 1829–1835
Preceded by	Hugh Maxwell
Succeeded by	Thomas Phoenix
Personal details
Born	Ogden Hoffman (1793-05-03)May 3, 1793 New York City
Died	May 1, 1856(1856-05-01) (aged 62) New York City
Resting place	St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
Political party	Democratic Party Whig
Spouse(s)	Emily Burrall Virginia Southard
Children	5, including Ogden Jr.
Parent(s)	Josiah Ogden Hoffman Mary Colden
Education	Columbia 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.