Michael Hoffman (October 11, 1787 – September 27, 1848) was an American lawyer and politician.
He was Chairman of the House Committee on Naval Affairs (21st and 22nd Congress).
On April 4, 1833, Hoffman was chosen when the State Legislature decided to increase the number of Canal Commissioners from four to five.
[1] Afterwards he returned to Herkimer, NY, and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1841, 1842 and 1844.
On April 17, 1841, Hoffman urged the Committee of the Judiciary to pass a bill granting Alexander McLeod safe conduct out of the state and the abandonment of criminal charges against him, stating that "if it be true that the local authorities of Canada under the belief that they were imminently endangered by the hostile gathering on Navy Island, did order this expedition", then McLeod did not bear the blame for the death of any killed as a result.