Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg (1837-1908) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
He received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on May 20, 1905 to fill a seat vacated by Elmer Bragg Adams. He was officially nominated on December 5th of that year. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 12th, and received commission that same day. He resigned on March 31, 1907. Finkelnburg was succeeded in this position by David Patterson Dyer. Finkelnburg passed away on May 18, 1908.
Early life and education
- Cincinnati College of Law, 1859
Professional career
- Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1860-
- U.S. Army, Civil War
- Member, Missouri State Legislature, 1864-1868
- U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1869-1873
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of Missouri
Finkelnburg received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on May 20, 1905 to fill a seat vacated by Elmer Bragg Adams.[1] He was officially nominated on December 5th of that year. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 12th, and received commission that same day. He resigned on March 31, 1907. Finkelnburg was succeeded in this position by David Patterson Dyer.
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
- Brief biography from Find A Grave.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Elmer Bragg Adams |
Eastern District of Missouri 1905–1907 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: David Patterson Dyer
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
