Anthony Hoffman
Anthony Hoffman (December 5, 1764 – ?) was an American politician from New York.
Early life
He was born on April 14, 1766, the son of Col. Martinus Hoffman and Tryntje (Benson) Hoffman. He graduated from Kings College (now Columbia College).
His sister Cornelia Hoffman (1734–1780) was married to State Senator Isaac Roosevelt; his brother Nicholas Hoffman (1736–1800) was the father of New York Attorney General Josiah Ogden Hoffman (1766–1837); his sister Maria Hoffman (1743–1825) was married to Archibald Laidlie D.D. (1727–1779); and his half-brother Philip Livingston Hoffman (1767–1807) was the grandfather of Governor John T. Hoffman (1828–1888).
Career
He owned large areas of real estate in Dutchess County, and lived in Red Hook. He became active in politics, first as a Patriot, and later as a Federalist.
He was a delegate to the 1st, 3rd and 4th
Personal life
He married Mary Rutgers (died 1815), and they had one daughter: Eliza (Hoffman) Rutgers.
He died between February 24 (the date of his will) and May 18 (the date the will was proved), 1790.
Sources
- Genealogy of the Hoffman Family by Eugene Augustus Hoffman (Dodd, Mead & Co., NYC; pg. 151ff)
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 51, 113f, 142, 157f, 161, 281 and 335; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)