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A photograph showing Christian Balzac (C.B.) Hoffman seated in a chair reading a book. Born in Switzerland, where his family was in the milling business, C. B immigrated with his family to Wisconsin and then Kansas. The family originally located in Leavenworth when they came to Kansas but they moved to Dickinson County where C. B.'s father Christian was one of the founders of Enterprise, Kansas. After college, C. B. joined his father's milling business but he was involved in numerous other businesses. C. B. Hoffman was active in politics and evolved from a Republican to a Populist to a Socialist. As his beliefs evolved, he gradually cut ties with family in Enterprise. By 1910, he was divorced from his first wife and Hoffman and his second wife were living in Kansas City, Kansas. He ran for U.S. Senator from Kansas on the Socialist ticket in 1914.
Date: Between 1910 and 1920
Item Number: 220294
Call Number: B Hoffman, Christian B *4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220294
Business and Industry - Agricultural Industries - Milling - Mills
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Bankers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Millers
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1910s
Government and Politics - Political Parties - People's Party
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Populist
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Socialist
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Enterprise
Places - Cities and towns - Kansas City
Places - Counties - Dickinson
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Type of Material - Photographs
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