Gustavus A. Finkelnburg

Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office December 12, 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
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
In office 1864-1868
Personal details
Born	April 6, 1837 Cologne, Germany
Died	May 18, 1908 (aged 71) Denver, Colorado, USA
Political party	Republican, Liberal Republican
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Judge

Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʊstaf ˈfɪŋkəlnbʊʁk]; April 6, 1837 – May 18, 1908) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and judge from Missouri.

Biography

Born near Cologne, Germany, Finkelnburg immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1848, settling in St. Charles, Missouri. He attended St. Charles College and graduated from Cincinnati Law School in 1859. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1860, commencing practice in St. Louis, Missouri. During the Civil War, Finkelnburg served as a private in the Union Army and was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1864 to 1868, serving as speaker pro tempore in 1868.

Finkelnberg was elected a Republican and later reelected a Liberal Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1868, serving from 1869 to 1873. He was also the unsuccessful nominee for Governor or Missouri in the 1876 election.

Finkelnburg was a federal judge to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri; Finkelnburg received a recess appointment from Theodore Roosevelt on May 20, 1905, to a seat vacated by Elmer B. Adams. He was formally nominated on December 5, 1905, and was confirmed by the United States Senate and received commission on December 12, 1905. Finkelnburg resigned March 31, 1907. He died in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 1908 and was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.

External links

• Gustavus A. Finkelnburg at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-14
• "Gustavus A. Finkelnburg". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
• Gustavus A. Finkelnburg at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.