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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Gustavus A. Finkelnburg |
| Address |
St. Louis, Missouri , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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April 06, 1837
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| Died | May 18, 1908
(71 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | FINKELNBURG, Gustavus Adolphus, a Representative from Missouri; born near Cologne, Germany, April 6, 1837; immigrated to the United States in 1848 with his parents, who settled in St. Charles, Mo.; attended St. Charles College, Missouri, and was graduated from the Cincinnati (Ohio) Law School in 1859; was admitted to the bar in 1860 and commenced practice in St. Louis, Mo.; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of the State house of representatives 1864-1868, and served as speaker pro tempore in 1868; elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress and as a Liberal Republican to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1873); appointed United States judge for the eastern district of Missouri in 1905, and served until March 31, 1907, when he resigned; died in Denver, Colo., May 18, 1908; interment in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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