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==Biography==
==Biography==
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 tweGrain lve 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 Grain 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.<ref name=obit>Harold Hellbaum obituary, ''Jackson Hole Star Tribune,'' March 12, 2007.</ref>
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 Grain 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.<ref name=obit>Harold Hellbaum obituary, ''Jackson Hole Star Tribune,'' March 12, 2007.</ref>
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).