Gustavus Finkelnburg
Gustavus A. Finkelnburg | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | |
In office May 20, 1905 – March 31, 1907 | |
Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Elmer Bragg Adams |
Succeeded by | David Patterson Dyer |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | |
Preceded by | Carman A. Newcomb |
Succeeded by | Erastus Wells |
Personal details | |
Born | Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg April 6, 1837 Cologne, Prussia |
Died | May 18, 1908 Denver, Colorado | (aged 71)
Resting place | Bellefontaine Cemetery St. Louis, Missouri |
Political party | Republican Liberal Republican |
Education | University of Cincinnati College of Law |
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʊstaf ˈfɪŋkəlnbʊʁk]; April 6, 1837 – May 18, 1908) was a United States Representative from Missouri and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Education and career
Born on April 6, 1837, near Cologne, Prussia,[1] Finkelnburg immigrated to the United States in 1848 with his parents, who settled in St. Charles, Missouri.[2] He attended St. Charles College, then graduated from the Cincinnati Law School (now the University of Cincinnati College of Law) in 1859.[1] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in St. Louis, Missouri starting in 1860.[1] He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[1] He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1864 to 1868, serving as Speaker pro tempore in 1868.[1]
Congressional service
Finkelnburg was elected as a Republican from Missouri's 2nd congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 41st United States Congress and as a Liberal Republican to the 42nd United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1873.[2]
Federal judicial service
Finkelnburg received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on May 20, 1905, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri vacated by Judge Elmer Bragg Adams.[1] He was nominated to the same position by President Roosevelt on December 5, 1905.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 12, 1905, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on March 31, 1907, due to his resignation.[1]
Death
Finkelnburg died on May 18, 1908, in Denver, Colorado.[1] He was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b c United States Congress. "Gustavus Finkelnburg (id: F000129)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Gustavus Finkelnburg (id: F000129)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Gustavus Finkelnburg at Find a Grave
- 1837 births
- 1908 deaths
- People from the Rhine Province
- German emigrants to the United States
- Missouri Republicans
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri
- Liberal Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri
- Members of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- United States district court judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
- 20th-century American judges
- Union Army soldiers
- People of Missouri in the American Civil War
- People from St. Charles, Missouri
- Lawyers from St. Louis
- University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni
- Burials at Bellefontaine Cemetery
- 19th-century American politicians