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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; in his last termd from 1975 to 1976, he was the House [[Speaker]].

 

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.​

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.​

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  Selby]] on April 20 and [[Larry Shippy]] on June 8, and Democratic Representative [[Edwin  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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http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2007/03/12/news/obituaries/1f69e898e7139c278725729b007d825d.txt​

*http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2007/03/12/news/obituaries/1f69e898e7139c278725729b007d825d.txt​

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ahc.uwyo.edu/documents/about/publications/annualreports/.../report.pdf​

*ahc.uwyo.edu/documents/about/publications/annualreports/.../report.pdf​

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http://soswy.state.wy.us/informat/officers.htm​

*http://soswy.state.wy.us/informat/officers.htm​

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http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=&zip=82601&last=HELLBAUM&first=HAROLD​

*http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=&zip=82601&last=HELLBAUM&first=HAROLD​

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http://www.americanmissionary.org/​

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