Herman H. Hoffman | |
State: | Wisconsin |
State Assembly: | Wisconsin |
District: | Portage |
Term Start: | January 1895 |
Term End: | January 1897 |
Predecessor: | Charles Couch |
Successor: | Patrick H. Cashin Peter N. Peterson |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | 1 April 1844 |
Birth Place: | Görlitz, Province of Silesia, Prussia |
Death Place: | Amherst, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Restingplace: | Greenwood Cemetery, |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Volunteers Union Army |
Rank: | Corporal, USV |
Serviceyears: | 1864 - 1865 |
Unit: | 7th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
Battles: | American Civil War |
Herman H. Hoffman (April 1, 1844August 12, 1931) was a German American immigrant, farmer, and Republican politician. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Portage County.
Hoffman was born on April 1, 1844, in Görlitz, Prussia. During the American Civil War, he served with the 7th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. On August 12, 1931, Hoffman died in Amherst, Wisconsin. A resolution was read by the Assembly in his honor following his death.[1]
Hoffman was a member of the Assembly during the 1895 session.[2] Additionally, he was Supervisor and Chairman (similar to Mayor) of Amherst (town), Wisconsin and Village Supervisor and President (also similar to Mayor) of Amherst Junction, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.