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

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and went to the public schools. During the

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, he served in the 35th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Hellweg went to the

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. Hellweg was the president of the Hayward Mercantile Company in

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and was also an agent for a timber business. He served as a correspondent for the

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and was involved with the

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. Hellweg served on the

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Boaord of Supervisors. In 1919 and 1920, Hellweg served in the

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and was a

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. Hellweg died at his son's home in

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where he had gone to recuperate from a heart attack that he had suffered from.'J.H. Hellweg, Head of 35th Iowa, Called,' The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune, August 10, 1931

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* 1844 births 1931 deaths People from Keokuk County, Iowa People from Hayward, Wisconsin People of Iowa in the American Civil War Central Wesleyan College (Missouri) alumni Businesspeople from Wisconsin Journalists from Wisconsin Chicago Tribune people County supervisors in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1840s-stub