Arthur Mellen Wellington was born in June 1848 in White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, the son of Dr. Arthur G. Wellington and his wife Eliza Ann O'Bryan Wellington. He attended Richmond College (then Richmond Theological Seminary), in Petersburg, Virginia, until he left in 1866 to study law in Lynchburg
Later he studied medicine in the University of Pennsylvania. He married Sarah Turner in 1871 and they had two children: Arthur Jr., who died in infancy, and Frances (Fanny) Wellington. The family moved to Washington D.C., where Dr. Wellington began his medical practice; he was elected to the American Medical Association in March 1879. In 1888-1891 Dr.
Wellington was President of the American Medical Association; in 1897-1898 he was President of the Washington Academy of Medicine; and in 1912-1913 he served as President of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. He practiced medicine until his death on May 1, 1923. He is buried beside his wife Sarah Turner Wellington at Rock Creek Cemetery, D.C..
An engineer can do for a dollar what any fool can do for two.Arthur Mellen Wellington
Great triumphs of engineering genius–the locomotive, the truss bridge, the steel rail– ... are rather invention than engineering proper.Arthur Mellen Wellington
