Born: ?, Died: ?
Married: Emma Medland
John S. Hoffman was the son of John Hoffman Sr. who, in 1855 came to Waterloo to buy land which he subdivided into building lots and sold to prospective settlers. John Sr. also conducted other business ventures such as the local steam sawmill. When John S. grew up he became a druggist and opened a store in Unit #2 of the newly erected Commercial Block. However, he didn't remain for too long but went to Berlin where he conducted a drug store for many years. In 1883 the Bell Telephone came to Berlin and he was able to have the exchange in part of his store. He was also made local manager of the Bell Telephone in Berlin. Hoffman resigned this position in 1892.
Sources:
Ezra E. Eby, A Biographical History
Marg Rowell et. al. Welcome to Waterloo.
John S. Hoffman Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of John S. Hoffman from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School. On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
- Notes
- To see the original document please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library
- Date Of Event
- 1836-1907
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Hoffman, John ; Hoffman, John S. ; Medland, Emma
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.92
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
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