Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg

Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

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Education

Bachelor's

Cincinnati College of Law, 1859

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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. 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

Political offices
Preceded by: Elmer Bragg Adams	Eastern District of Missouri 1905–1907 Seat #2	Succeeded by: David Patterson Dyer