Gustavus A. Finkelnburg
(April 6, 1837 — May 18, 1908) Finkelnburg was a judge, lawyer, and public servant. Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg was born in Cologne, Germany in 1837 and immigrated to the United States in 1848 with his family. They settled in St. Charles, Missouri, where he later attended college at the St. Charles College. Finkelnburg graduated from the Cincinnati (Ohio) Law School in 1859 and was admitted to the bar the following year. During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army. After the war, Finkelnburg was a member in the State House of Representatives (1864-1868), and served as Speaker pro tempore during his last year in the State House. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives for the Forty-First Congress, and was reelected as a Liberal Republican for the Forty-Second Congress. Overall, Finkelnburg served in Congress from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1873. After his service in Congress, he was appointed to be a judge for the eastern district of Missouri and served from 1905 to 1907.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000129]
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Missouri Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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