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Charles E. Vanderburgh, Associate Justice 1882-1894

Opinions

Justice Vanderburgh's work while on the Supreme Court is reflected in Minnesota Reports, volumes 29 to 56, which contain the majority opinions written by him in 791 cases, plus 7 dissents.

Minnesota Reports
Call Number: KFM5445 .A2

Publication Date: 1851-1977

Available in print in the library

Judge - Hennepin District

History of the bench and bar of Minnesota by prepared under the direction of Hiram F. Stevens
Call Number: KFM5478 .H5

Publication Date: 1904

Link goes directly to an address presented by Charles Vanderburgh as a Hennepin District Court Judge, followed by his portrait and biography. (Provided by Hathi Trust digital library.)
Fifty Years in the Northwest by W. H. C. Folsom
Call Number: L34 3292 1

Publication Date: 1988

Digitally-imaged Library of Congress item. Page 683 contains biography of Judge C.E. Vanderburgh.

Eliza Winston Court Case - MNopedia
Vanderburgh was the Hennepin District Court judge who presided over the court case of visiting slave, Eliza Winston. This article details the case, which involved Winston testifying that she wanted to be free, and Judge Vanderburgh ruling in her favor.
William D. Green, Eliza Winston and the Politics of Freedom in Minnesota, 1854-60, 57 Minn. History Magazine 3, 106-122 (Fall 2000).
J. Samaha, A Case of Murder: Criminal Justice in Early Minnesota, 60 Minn. L. Rev. 1219 (1975).
Charles E. Vanderburgh letters, 1856 - Minn. Historical Society
Letters discussing life in St. Anthony and Minneapolis, his practice, and the presidential election of 1856. Available at the Minnesota Historical Society.

Associate Justice - Minnesota Supreme Court

Biographical sketch of Charles E. Vanderburgh by Nellie E. Hardy
Call Number: F612.H52 H4 v.4:14

Publication Date: 1944

This is a chapter in Hennepin County History. Vol. 4, no. 14 (Apr. 1944). Available at the Minnesota Historical Society.
Encyclopedia of Biography of Minnesota
Call Number: Reference F605 .F53

Publication Date: 1900

Link goes directly to the biography of Charles Vanderburgh.
Progressive men of Minnesota: Biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, politics and the professions; together with an historical and descriptive sketch of the state
Call Number: Special Collections Room F 605 .S56

Publication Date: 1897

Link goes directly to biography of Charles Vanderburgh.
The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men. Minnesota volume.
Publication Date: 1879

Link goes to page with biographical information about Charles Vanderburgh.

Results of Elections of Justices to the Minnesota Supreme Court 1857 - 2016 - Minnesota Legal History Project
This compilation details the results of Minnesota Supreme Court elections through the years, wherein Vanderburgh was both elected and defeated.
History of the Minnesota Supreme Court, 4 Green Bag 171 (1892)
Supplement, 17 MEDICO-LEGAL J. 1 (1899).

Photographs and Newspapers

Judge Charles E. Vanderburgh (photographs) - Minnesota Historical Society archives
Portrait of Charles E. Vanderburgh at desk - Minnesota Historical Society archives
Men of Minnesota: A collection of the portraits of men prominent in business and professional life in Minnesota (1902) – Hathi Trust digital library
Link opens to page containing photo of Charles Vanderburgh.
“Charles E. Vanderburgh – Republican Candidate for Supreme Court Justice” - Warren Sheaf. Pub. Date November 3, 1892
Long and Useful Career - Vanderburgh Retires from Bench after a Service of Thirty-Four Years - Saint Paul Globe (December 31, 1893)
Thirty Four Years as a Judge - The Courier (Waterloo, IA, December 29, 1893)
Board of County Commissioners - Minneapolis Star Tribune (September 15, 1898)
Proceedings of the County Board meeting include presentation of portrait of Justice Vanderburgh by son William.
Judge Vanderburgh's Will - Minneapolis gets but Little of the Property - The Saint Paul Globe (April 13, 1898)
100 Years Ago, City Posse Freed a Slave - Minneapolis Star Tribune (August 22, 1960)
Battered House in City Recalls Slavery Ruling - Star Tribune (Minneapolis), March 14, 1926
Another Abduction Case - The Weekly Mississippian (Jackson, MS), September 12, 1860