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'''William Sake Hofstra''' (May 31, 1861 – May 11, 1932) was a [[Dutch-American]] [[lumber]] entrepreneur and namesake of [[Hofstra University]].
'''William Sake Hofstra''' (May 31, 1861 – May 11, 1932) was an American businessman and philanthropist.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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Hofstra grew up in various cities in Michigan.<ref name="thebeginning"/> His family moved from Holland to [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] in 1863, where his father worked as a baker, and to [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]] in 1867, where his father worked as a hotel keeper.<ref name="thebeginning"/> In 1875, his family built a home and a hotel in Muskegon.<ref name="thebeginning"/> A few years later, in 1880, Hofstra's mother died from [[typhus]].<ref name="thebeginning"/>
Hofstra grew up in various cities in Michigan.<ref name="thebeginning"/> His family moved from Holland to [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] in 1863, where his father worked as a baker, and to [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]] in 1867, where his father worked as a hotel keeper.<ref name="thebeginning"/> In 1875, his family built a home and a hotel in Muskegon.<ref name="thebeginning"/> A few years later, in 1880, Hofstra's mother died from [[typhus]].<ref name="thebeginning"/>


== Marriages and business ==
== Family, marriages and business ==
In 1881, Hofstra married Anna Laura Morton and they had two daughters, one of whom lived to adulthood.<ref name="thebeginning"/> Hofstra and his wife divorced, and he remarried to Kate Mason Wiliams, a widow originally from [[Boston, Massachusetts]], who was seven years his senior, and they had no children.<ref name="thebeginning"/> Hofstra was involved in various lumber businesses in [[Michigan]], [[Canada]], [[New Orleans]], [[Florida]], and [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref name="thebeginning"/> William Hofstra worked in the lumber business with Howard Brower as a partner in the Nassau Lumber Company and was a director of Price Brothers Company, another wood and paper products company based in Canada.<ref>[http://www.hofstra.edu/Community/museum/museum_exhibition_hofstra65.html The Hofstra Family at 65], [[Hofstra University]]. Retrieved 28 September 2016.</ref>
In 1881, Hofstra married Anna Laura Morton and they had two daughters, one (Margaret Hofstra Angelin) of whom lived to adulthood.<ref name="thebeginning"/> Hofstra and his wife divorced, and he remarried to Kate Mason Wiliams, a widow originally from [[Boston, Massachusetts]], who was seven years his senior, and they had no children.<ref name="thebeginning"/> Hofstra was involved in various lumber businesses in [[Michigan]], [[Canada]], [[New Orleans]], [[Florida]], and [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref name="thebeginning"/> William Hofstra worked in the lumber business with Howard Brower as a partner in the Nassau Lumber Company and was a director of Price Brothers Company, another wood and paper products company based in Canada.<ref>[http://www.hofstra.edu/Community/museum/museum_exhibition_hofstra65.html The Hofstra Family at 65], [[Hofstra University]]. Retrieved 28 September 2016.</ref>


In 1903, Hofstra and his second wife, Kate Mason (1854–1933), purchased the 15-acre Van Vranken Estate in [[Hempstead (village), New York|Hempstead, New York]], and hired [[H. Craig Severance]] to design their retirement home there, moving into the house in 1904.<ref name="thehofstrahome">[https://www.hofstra.edu/library/libspc/libspc_archives_hofstras.html#thehome Mr. and Mrs. Hofstra: Founding a University: The Hofstra Home], [[Hofstra University]]. Retrieved 28 September 2016.</ref> To honor his Dutch roots, Hofstra called the estate "The Netherlands," which is now known as Hofstra Hall.<ref name="thehofstrahome"/> Hofstra died in 1932 and Kate died the following year.<ref name="creatintheuniversity">[https://www.hofstra.edu/library/libspc/libspc_archives_hofstras.html#thecreation Mr. and Mrs. Hofstra: Founding a University: Creating the University], [[Hofstra University]]. Retrieved 28 September 2016.</ref>
In 1903, Hofstra and his second wife, Kate Mason (1854–1933), purchased the 15-acre Van Vranken Estate in [[Hempstead (village), New York|Hempstead, New York]], and hired [[H. Craig Severance]] to design their retirement home there, moving into the house in 1904.<ref name="thehofstrahome">[https://www.hofstra.edu/library/libspc/libspc_archives_hofstras.html#thehome Mr. and Mrs. Hofstra: Founding a University: The Hofstra Home], [[Hofstra University]]. Retrieved 28 September 2016.</ref> To honor his Dutch roots, Hofstra called the estate "The Netherlands," which is now known as Hofstra Hall.<ref name="thehofstrahome"/> Hofstra died in 1932 and Kate died the following year.<ref name="creatintheuniversity">[https://www.hofstra.edu/library/libspc/libspc_archives_hofstras.html#thecreation Mr. and Mrs. Hofstra: Founding a University: Creating the University], [[Hofstra University]]. Retrieved 28 September 2016.</ref>

William Sake Hofstra‘s daughter, Margret Hofstra Angelin, married Lieutenant commander to the Swedish Minister of Defence Olof Angelin and gave birth to their son Lennart Fredrik Angelin.

Lennart Fredrik Angelin married Marianne Neumüller and gave birth to a daughter and a son, Louise Angelin and Carl-Gustaf Angelin.

William Hofstra’s great-grand children Louise and Carl-Gustaf Angelin resides with their families in Europe.


== Hofstra University ==
== Hofstra University ==


Kate Hofstra bequeathed the family home and funding for a trust to honor her husband and left other bequests to [[St. George's Episcopal Church (Hempstead, New York)|St. George's Episcopal Church in Hempstead]] and to various friends and family.<ref name="rootsweb"/><ref name="creatintheuniversity"/> In 1935, the trustees created a branch of [[New York University]] in the former Hofstra home, and by 1963, the institution was renamed [[Hofstra University]].<ref name="creatintheuniversity"/> The school's orange colors and the Hofstra seal honor the Dutch heritage of Hofstra.<ref>[http://longisland.about.com/od/familiessinglesseniors/ss/HofstraDutchFestival.htm Hofstra University's Annual Dutch Festival], [[About.com]]. Retrieved 28 September 2016.</ref><ref>Gajus Scheltema, Russell Shorto, Heleen Westerhuijs, ''Exploring Historic Dutch New York: New York City - Hudson Valley - New ...'' (Courier Dover Publications, 2011), pg. 73.</ref>
Kate Hofstra bequeathed the family home and funding for a trust to honor her husband and left other bequests to [[St. George's Episcopal Church (Hempstead, New York)|St. George's Episcopal Church in Hempstead]] and to various friends and family.<ref name="rootsweb"/><ref name="creatintheuniversity"/> In 1935, the trustees created a branch of [[New York University]] in the former Hofstra home, and by 1963, the institution was renamed [[Hofstra University]].<ref name="creatintheuniversity"/> The school's colors and the Hofstra seal honor the Dutch heritage of Hofstra.<ref>[http://longisland.about.com/od/familiessinglesseniors/ss/HofstraDutchFestival.htm Hofstra University's Annual Dutch Festival], [[About.com]]. Retrieved 28 September 2016.</ref><ref>Gajus Scheltema, Russell Shorto, Heleen Westerhuijs, ''Exploring Historic Dutch New York: New York City - Hudson Valley - New ...'' (Courier Dover Publications, 2011), pg. 73.</ref>


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Revision as of 08:50, 5 April 2024

William S. Hofstra
Born
William Sake Hofstra

(1861-05-31)May 31, 1861
Holland, Michigan, U.S.
DiedMay 11, 1932(1932-05-11) (aged 70)
Hempstead, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Businessman, philanthropist
Known forNamesake of Hofstra University

William Sake Hofstra (May 31, 1861 – May 11, 1932) was an American businessman and philanthropist.

Early life

William Sake Hofstra was born on May 31, 1861, in Holland, Michigan.[1][2] He was the son of Sake Hofstra and Wilhelmina Zageweg, who were Dutch immigrants from Franeker in the province of Friesland.[2][3] The name "Hofstra", which is a short form of "Hoflandstra", means "from the courtyard/farmyard/garden" in Frisian and goes back to an ancestor from an estate near the village of Grou.[4]

Hofstra grew up in various cities in Michigan.[2] His family moved from Holland to Grand Rapids in 1863, where his father worked as a baker, and to Muskegon in 1867, where his father worked as a hotel keeper.[2] In 1875, his family built a home and a hotel in Muskegon.[2] A few years later, in 1880, Hofstra's mother died from typhus.[2]

Family, marriages and business

In 1881, Hofstra married Anna Laura Morton and they had two daughters, one (Margaret Hofstra Angelin) of whom lived to adulthood.[2] Hofstra and his wife divorced, and he remarried to Kate Mason Wiliams, a widow originally from Boston, Massachusetts, who was seven years his senior, and they had no children.[2] Hofstra was involved in various lumber businesses in Michigan, Canada, New Orleans, Florida, and New York.[2] William Hofstra worked in the lumber business with Howard Brower as a partner in the Nassau Lumber Company and was a director of Price Brothers Company, another wood and paper products company based in Canada.[5]

In 1903, Hofstra and his second wife, Kate Mason (1854–1933), purchased the 15-acre Van Vranken Estate in Hempstead, New York, and hired H. Craig Severance to design their retirement home there, moving into the house in 1904.[6] To honor his Dutch roots, Hofstra called the estate "The Netherlands," which is now known as Hofstra Hall.[6] Hofstra died in 1932 and Kate died the following year.[7]

William Sake Hofstra‘s daughter, Margret Hofstra Angelin, married Lieutenant commander to the Swedish Minister of Defence Olof Angelin and gave birth to their son Lennart Fredrik Angelin.

Lennart Fredrik Angelin married Marianne Neumüller and gave birth to a daughter and a son, Louise Angelin and Carl-Gustaf Angelin.

William Hofstra’s great-grand children Louise and Carl-Gustaf Angelin resides with their families in Europe.

Hofstra University

Kate Hofstra bequeathed the family home and funding for a trust to honor her husband and left other bequests to St. George's Episcopal Church in Hempstead and to various friends and family.[4][7] In 1935, the trustees created a branch of New York University in the former Hofstra home, and by 1963, the institution was renamed Hofstra University.[7] The school's colors and the Hofstra seal honor the Dutch heritage of Hofstra.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Digital Photo Collections, Hofstra University. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mr. and Mrs. Hofstra: Founding a University: The Beginning, Hofstra University. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ^ Stieven Ramdharie, "Trump en Clinton gelijk in peilingen: ongekend aan vooravond debat" (in Dutch), de Volkskrant, 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b Hofstra History, Rootsweb, 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. ^ The Hofstra Family at 65, Hofstra University. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b Mr. and Mrs. Hofstra: Founding a University: The Hofstra Home, Hofstra University. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  7. ^ a b c Mr. and Mrs. Hofstra: Founding a University: Creating the University, Hofstra University. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  8. ^ Hofstra University's Annual Dutch Festival, About.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  9. ^ Gajus Scheltema, Russell Shorto, Heleen Westerhuijs, Exploring Historic Dutch New York: New York City - Hudson Valley - New ... (Courier Dover Publications, 2011), pg. 73.
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