Mr. William L. Wellington 1834-1918

WELLINGTON, JACKSON

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Date: 3/4/2020 at 17:14:56

WILLIAM E. WELLINGTON, capitalist, residence corner Madison and Seminary streets; is a native of Massachusetts, and was at Arlington, now West Cambridge, Middlesex Co., July 8, 1834; after reaching manhood he came West to Iowa, and arrived in Dubuque March 29, 1855, with only 15 cents in his pocket; he began driving a dray; in 1856, he began steam boating, ran a boat for Mr. West and was with him as agent until 1861, when he was appointed agent of the Northern Line and the Minnesota Packet Co.; in the spring of 1863, he bought the steamer Pearl, and during the season he and four others became joint owners of the boat, he having the entire management; in November, 1863, he, with three other persons, formed and organized the North-Western Packet Co.; they bought the stock in the Minnesota Packet Co., and Mr. Wellington was appointed Superintendent and General Manager of the line, and ran it until 1866, when he consolidated with the LaCrosse & Minnesota Packet Co., and was appointed Superintendent of the line; he had the management of it until 1872, when he resigned; from 1863 until 1870 he acted as agent here for different lines, all the boats on the river, and during a portion of the time there was fierce opposition among the rival lines; the difficult complications caused by this oppositions and conflicting interests, he managed with consummate skill and ability to the entire satisfaction of each line; during the war, the Government transportation under his charge mounted to nearly $2,000,000, and he never had but one voucher returned for correction; the amount was for $4, and he had omitted his signature to the voucher; Mr. Welllington built the first bulk barges for carrying grain on the river to New Orleans; he signed the first through shipping bill of lading for cargo to Liverpool via New Orleans; in 1873, he was appointed by the Board of Directors to settle the affairs of the Merchants National Bank, and he afterward bought the assets; Mr. Wellington has invested largely in land, and is now a full-fledged granger, and is a carrying on seventeen farms in this State.

Mr. Welllington was united in marriage to Miss Addie Jackson, a native of Wooster, Ohio, Jan. 1, 1866; they have one son-Harry S., born May _0, 1867.

"The History of Dubuque County" http://members.tripod.com/~Doreen_3/DBBIOAB.htm

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