George S. Mickelson | |
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![]() Mickelson in May 1989 | |
28th Governor of South Dakota | |
In office January 6, 1987 – April 19, 1993 | |
Lieutenant | Walter Dale Miller |
Preceded by | Bill Janklow |
Succeeded by | Walter Dale Miller |
Personal details | |
Born | George Speaker Mickelson January 31, 1941 Mobridge, South Dakota, U.S. |
Died | April 19, 1993 Otter Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 52)
Cause of death | Plane crash |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Linda McCahren |
Relatives | George Theodore Mickelson (father) Mark Mickelson (son) |
Education | University of South Dakota (BA, JD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
George Speaker Mickelson (January 31, 1941 – April 19, 1993) was an American politician and Vietnam War veteran who served as the 28th governor of South Dakota from 1987 until his death in 1993 in a plane crash near Zwingle, Iowa.
His father, George T. Mickelson, was also governor of South Dakota, from 1947 to 1951. To date, the Mickelsons are the only father-son duo to have held that office.[1] He is a member of the prominent Mickelson family of South Dakota.