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'''Harold Hellbaum''' (September 26, 1926 – March 9, 2007) was a [[farmer]], [[rancher]], [[business]]man, and [[politician]] in [[rural]] Platte County near Wheatland north of the capital city of [[Cheyenne]], [[Wyoming]]. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he was from 1963 to 1976 a member of the [[Wyoming House of Representatives]] and from 1975 to 1976 the [[Speaker]] of the House..
'''Harold Hellbaum''' (September 26, 1926 – March 9, 2007) was a [[farmer]], rancher, [[business]]man, and [[politician]] in [[rural]] Platte County near Wheatland north of the capital city of [[Cheyenne]], [[Wyoming]]. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he was from 1963 to 1976 a member of the [[Wyoming House of Representatives]] and from 1975 to 1976 the [[Speaker]] of the House.
Hellbaum was born in Wheatland to Herman Hellbaum (1892–1970) and the former Lydia Lust (1895–1988). He was reared on the family farm near Chugwater, where he attended all twelve grades of |public school, having graduated in 1944. He later attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie. After college, he returned to assist his father with raising [[wheat]] and [[cattle]] and running the Tri-County Elevator Company. Earlier, he served on the Chugwater School Board and the Wyoming State Board of Education. He was a charter member of the trade association, the Wyoming Wheat Growers Association. He was a board member of the American Heritage Center of the University of Wyoming.
Hellbaum was born in Wheatland to Herman Hellbaum (1892–1970) and the former Lydia Lust (1895–1988). He was reared on the family farm near Chugwater, where he attended all twelve grades of |public school, having graduated in 1944. He later attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie. After college, he returned to assist his father with raising [[wheat]] and [[cattle]] and running the Tri-County Elevator Company. Earlier, he served on the Chugwater School Board and the Wyoming State Board of Education. He was a charter member of the trade association, the Wyoming Wheat Growers Association. He was a board member of the American Heritage Center of the University of Wyoming. Besides his farm and ranch activities, he was also involved in concrete, [[banking]], and commercial development.
He was first elected to the legislature in 1962 during the administration of Republican [[Governor]] Clifford Peter Hansen (1912-2009). His service ended when he was Speaker during the administration of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor Edgar Herschler (1918-1990).
He was first elected to the legislature in 1962 during the administration of Republican [[Governor]] Clifford Peter Hansen (1912-2009). His service ended when he was Speaker during the administration of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor Edgar Herschler (1918-1990).
Even after he left the legislature, Hellbaum remained active in Republican politics. He attended several national party conventions as a delegate. When [[Ronald W. Reagan]] became [[U.S. President]] in 1981, Hellbaum retired from farming to become the Wyoming state director of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, a position which he retained until 1994.
Even after he left the state House of Representatives, Hellbaum remained active in Republican politics. He attended several national party conventions as a delegate. When [[Ronald W. Reagan]] became [[U.S. President]] in 1981, Hellbaum retired from farming to become the Wyoming state director of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, a position which he retained until 1994.
On September 17, 1950, Hellbaum married the former Margaret L. "Peggy" Otis (November 30, 1927 – May 10, 2002). Hellbaum died in the Platte County Memorial Hospital in Wheatland. He was survived by two daughters, Rebecca H. "Becky" Hartmeister of [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]], and Holly Johnston (born 1955) of Wheatland; two sons, Robert L. "Rob" Hellbaum (born 1958) of Chugwater and Bruce A. Hellbaum (born 1960) and wife Catherine of Wheatland, and six grandchildren. Hellbaum and his wife are interred at Chugwater Cemetery in Chugwater.
On September 17, 1950, Hellbaum married the former Margaret L. "Peggy" Otis (November 30, 1927 – May 10, 2002). Hellbaum died in the Platte County Memorial Hospital in Wheatland. He was survived by two daughters, Rebecca H. "Becky" Hartmeister of [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]], and Holly Johnston (born 1955) of Wheatland; two sons, Robert L. "Rob" Hellbaum (born 1958) of Chugwater and Bruce A. Hellbaum (born 1960) and wife Catherine of Wheatland, and six grandchildren. Hellbaum and his wife are interred at Chugwater Cemetery in Chugwater.
After Hellbaum's death, three other former Cheyenne-area lawmakers died within three months of one another: Republicans [[Joseph D. Selby]] on April 20 and [[Larry D. Shippy]] on June 8, and Democratic Representative [[Edwin H. Whitehead]] on May 20, 2007.
After Hellbaum's death, three other former Cheyenne-area lawmakers died within three months of one another: Republicans [[Joseph Selby]] on April 20 and [[Larry Shippy]] on June 8, and Democratic Representative [[Edwin Whitehead]] on May 20, 2007.
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