George Harrison Hoffman (January 21, 1838August 31, 1922) was the second

Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces. The rank i ...

from 1891 to 1893.

Life

George Hoffman was born in

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. In 1844 he moved with his parents to

DeKalb County, Indiana DeKalb County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 43,265. The county seat is Auburn. History On February 7, 1835, the Indiana State Legislature passed an omnibus bill that author ...

where his father worked as teacher and farmer, while he attended the local schools. Later he worked as a carpenter and he was also engaged in agriculture. During the

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he enlisted in the Union Army as a member of the Thirteenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. After the war he returned to Indiana where he worked as a farmer until 1884. In that year he moved with his sons to the

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where he founded a Ranch in

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. Politically Hoffman joined the Republican Party. In 1889 when South Dakota became a regular US-State he was elected to the

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. In 1890 he was elected to the office of the Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota. He served in this position between 1891 and 1893 when his term ended. In this function, he was the deputy of Governor Arthur C. Mellette and he presided over the State Senate. Hoffman was also a member of various organizations and institutions including the

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. He died on 31 August 1922.

References

External links

The Political Graveyard

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1838 births 1922 deaths People from Indiana People from Dakota Territory Lieutenant governors of South Dakota South Dakota Republicans {{SouthDakota-politician-stub