Wellington, Cyrus 1843 – 1909

WELLINGTON, HELMBOLD, MULHOLLAND

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 1/17/2023 at 09:58:21

Source: Decorah Republican June 3, 1909, P3 C5

CYRUS WELLINGTON DEAD.
Former Well Known Decorah Attorney Passed Away at Balsam Lake, Wis, Monday Morning.
From the St. Paul Pioneer Press of yesterday we learn that Cyrus Wellington, for many years one of the leading attorneys of the Winneshiek county bar and of northeastern Iowa, died early Monday morning at the home of his daughter Mrs. H. W. Helmbold, at Balsam Lake, Wis.
Mr. Wellington’s residence in Decorah began soon after the War of the Rebellion in which he participated, and for a quarter century he enjoyed a prominence in legal circles that was won by his exceptional ability. He was a partner of the late Judge G. W. Willett for several years, and later with the late C. P. Brown. When he gave up his residence here it was to go to St. Paul where he became chief counsel for the Great Northern road and the private counsel of Jas. J. Hill. Of his later years the Pioneer Press says:--
Mr. Wellington had maintained a summer home at Balsam Lake, Wis., for twelve years. He retired from active practice about four years ago on account of blindness, and since that time has been spending his days at his Wisconsin home.
As a resident of St. Paul Mr. Wellington is remembered for his brilliancy in the earlier fights of the railroad corporations. As an old soldier he refused a pension from the government, although he was addressed about the matter several times by the pension department. Finally, two years after he had become totally blind, he agreed to receive a pension when it had been voted him by a special act.
Mr. Wellington was sixty-six years old. He was born Feb. 22, 1843, in Albany, N. Y., the son of Jonas and Cornelia Wellington. He is survived by his widow, Dr. Gertrude Wellington, formerly of Chicago; two daughters, Mesdames Helmbald of Balsam Lake, Wis., and Mulholland of New York city, and a son, Phillip, address unknown. He had been been {sic} suffering for some years from locomotor ataxin, of which he died.
The funeral and burial takes place at Balsam Lake to-day.

Transcriber’s Note: Find a Grave shows his birth year as 1844. He is buried in Balsam Lake, WI.