Francis Hoffmann

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Francis Arnold Hoffmann (born June 5, 1822 in the province of Westphalia , Kingdom of Prussia , †  January 23, 1903 in Jefferson , Wisconsin ) was an American politician . Between 1861 and 1865 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Illinois .

Career

Franz Hoffmann - that was his birth name - grew up in his German homeland and emigrated to the United States in 1840. Until 1847 he worked as a teacher and clergyman in Dunklee's Grove , today's Addison in Illinois. There he also held several local offices. He has also written articles for the Chicago Democrat and Prairie Farmer newspaper . Between 1847 and 1851 he lived in Schaumburg , where he again worked as a teacher and clergyman. In 1851 he moved to Chicago. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work there in his profession. He also got into the banking business and took care of German immigrants. Politically, he was initially a member of the Democrats . As a staunch opponent of slavery , he switched to the Republican Party, founded in 1854 . He was also involved in building them up in Illinois. Hoffmann was a follower of Abraham Lincoln .

In 1860, Hoffmann was elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois alongside Richard Yates . He held this office between January 14, 1861 and January 16, 1865. He was Deputy Governor . After his tenure as Lieutenant Governor, he worked as a land commissioner for the Illinois Central Railroad . He also continued to work in the banking industry. After the great fire that devastated Chicago in 1871, he chaired a committee of the city bankers that successfully prevented a bank panic. In 1875 he moved to his now acquired property in Jefferson, Wisconsin. There he worked in agriculture and horticulture. Under the pseudonym Hans Buschbauer he published articles on topics related to agriculture and horticulture. He died on January 23, 1903.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Wisconsin Magazine of History: Francis A. Hoffmann of Illinois and Hans Buschbauer of Wisconsin


personal data
SURNAME Hoffmann, Francis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoffmann, Francis Arnold (full name); Hoffmann, Franz Arnold (birth name); Buschbauer, Hans (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH Province of Westphalia , Prussia
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 1903
Place of death Jefferson , Wisconsin