John H. Hellweg (December 4, 1844 – July 28, 1931) was an American businessman and politician.

Hellweg was born in Keokuk County, Iowa and went to the public schools. During the American Civil War, he served in the 35th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Hellweg went to the Central Wesleyan College in Warrenton, Missouri. Hellweg was the president of the Hayward Mercantile Company in Hayward, Wisconsin and was also an agent for a timber business. He served as a correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and was involved with the Grand Army of the Republic. Hellweg served on the Sawyer County Boaord of Supervisors. In 1919 and 1920, Hellweg served in the Wisconsin Assembly and was a Republican. Hellweg died at his son's home in Blue Island, Illinois where he had gone to recuperate from a heart attack that he had suffered from.[1][2]

Notes

  1. ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1919,' Biographical Sketch of John H. Hellweg, pg. 502
  2. ↑ 'J.H. Hellweg, Head of 35th Iowa, Called,' The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune, August 10, 1931


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