# Charles E. Vanderburgh *American jurist who served as a Minnesota district court judge and a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.* Charles Edwin Vanderburgh (December 2, 1829 – March 3, 1898) was an American jurist. He sat as a district court judge in [[Minnesota]] from 1860 to 1880 and as a justice of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] from 1882 to 1894.[^1] Vanderburgh was a native of Saratoga County, New York, and graduated from Yale in 1852. He settled in [[Minnesota Territory]] in 1856 and practiced law in [[Minneapolis]], the city where he later died.[^1] ## Biography Vanderburgh's birthplace was Saratoga County, New York, where he was born on December 2, 1829. After finishing his studies at Yale University in 1852, he worked as a schoolteacher and read law in Oxford, New York.[^1] He relocated to Minnesota Territory in 1856 and took up law practice in Minneapolis.[^1] His tenure as a Minnesota district court judge ran from 1860 to 1880. He was a member of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1882 until 1894, after which he resumed practicing law.[^1] He died in Minneapolis on March 3, 1898.[^1] The source records that in 1903, money from his estate went by bequest to the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary. The funds were for building a residence for the seminary's president on its campus.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Charles Edwin Vanderburgh, jurist; Minnesota district court judge (1860–1880); justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1882–1894).[^1] ### Where - Born in Saratoga County, New York; moved to Minnesota Territory in 1856 and practiced law in Minneapolis; died in Minneapolis.[^1] ### When - Born December 2, 1829; Yale graduate, 1852; moved to Minnesota Territory, 1856; district court service, 1860–1880; Supreme Court service, 1882–1894; died March 3, 1898; estate bequest to the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1903.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Charles E. Vanderburgh* (revision 1354057134, retrieved 2026-10-26) — biographical dates, offices, education, residence, and the 1903 estate bequest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_E._Vanderburgh