Josiah Ogden Hoffman (April 14, 1766 – January 24, 1837) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a friend of Alexander Hamilton and Washington Irving.
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Early life
Josiah Ogden Hoffman was born on April 14, 1766, in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Nicholas Hoffman (1736–1800) and Sarah Ogden Hoffman (1742–1821). He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in New York City, and entered politics as a Federalist.
Career
Hoffman was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co.) in 1791, 1792, 1792–93, 1794, 1795. He was New York Attorney General from 1795 to 1802, and was also a member of the State Assembly in 1796–97.
On July 14, 1804, he was a pallbearer at the funeral of Alexander Hamilton.
From 1810 to 1811, he was Recorder of New York City; again a member of the State Assembly in 1812–13; and again Recorder of New York City from 1813 to 1815.