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About Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg (German pronunciation: [%CB%88%C9%A1%CA%8Astaf ˈfɪŋkəlnbʊʁk]; April 6, 1837 – May 18, 1908) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and judge from Missouri.
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.
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FINKELNBURG, Gustavus Adolphus, lawyer; born near Cologne, Prussia, Apr. 6, 1837; educated in Germany and St. Charles, Mo.; attended St. Charles College, Mo., and graduated Cincinnati Law College; married, 1st, Emma Rombauer; married, 2nd, Ida M. Jorgensen. Admitted to Missouri bar, 1860; member Missouri Legislature, 1864-68; member Congress, 1868-72; Republican nominee for governor of Missouri, 1876; defeated; same for supreme judge, 1898; defeated; appointed district judge, May 20, 1905. Member American Bar Assn. Republican. Author: Practice in Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeal in Missouri, 1894. Wrote article: On the Power of the State to Regulate Prices and Charges. American Law Review, July, 1898. Clubs: Mercantile, University. Office: Room 320 Custom House. Residence: 4312 Westminster Pl.
The Book of St. Louisans a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of St. Louis and vicinity By John W. Leonard
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg (April 6, 1837 - May 18, 1908) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Missouri.
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. He was elected a Republican and later reelected a Liberal Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1868, serving from 1869 to 1873. Finkelnburg was appointed judge of the eastern district of Missouri by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905, serving until 1907. He died in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 1908 and was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Über Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg (Deutsch)
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg (* 6. April 1837 in Rösrath-Venauen bei Köln; † 18. Mai 1908 in Denver, Colorado) war ein US-amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker deutscher Herkunft. Zwischen 1869 und 1873 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Missouri im US-Repräsentantenhaus.
Im Revolutionsjahr 1848 wanderte Gustav Finkelnburg mit seiner Mutter und einigen Brüdern nach Amerika aus, der Vater und ein Bruder (Carl Maria) wollten später nachkommen. Die Familie ließ sich in Saint Charles (Missouri) nieder, wo er das dortige College besuchte. Seine Mutter und ein Bruder kehrten nach wenigen Jahren nach Deutschland zurück. Nach einem anschließenden Jurastudium an der Cincinnati Law School in Ohio und seiner 1860 erfolgten Zulassung als Rechtsanwalt begann er in St. Louis in diesem Beruf zu arbeiten. Während des Bürgerkrieges diente er im Heer der Union.
Politisch schloss sich Finkelnburg der Republikanischen Partei an. Zwischen 1864 und 1868 saß er als Abgeordneter im Repräsentantenhaus von Missouri, dessen Präsident er im Jahr 1868 war. Bei den Kongresswahlen des Jahres 1868 wurde er im zweiten Wahlbezirk von Missouri in das US-Repräsentantenhaus in Washington, D.C. gewählt, wo er am 4. März 1869 die Nachfolge von Carman A. Newcomb antrat. Nach einer Wiederwahl konnte er bis zum 3. März 1873 zwei Legislaturperioden im Kongress absolvieren. Seit 1871 vertrat er die kurzlebige Liberal Republican Party, die sich den radikalen Republikanern widersetzte und eine Wiederwahl von Präsident Ulysses S. Grant verhindern wollte.
Nach seinem Ausscheiden aus dem US-Repräsentantenhaus zog sich Finkelnburg aus der Politik zurück. Im Jahr 1905 wurde er als Nachfolger von Elmer Bragg Adams Bundesrichter am Bundesbezirksgericht für den östlichen Teil von Missouri. Dieses Amt bekleidete er bis zu seinem Rücktritt am 31. März 1907. Gustavus Finkelnburg starb am 18. Mai 1908 in Denver und wurde in St. Louis beigesetzt.
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Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg's Timeline
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April 6, 1837
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Venauen, Rösrath, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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May 18, 1908
Age 71
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Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States
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