Back چورچ اس. ميكيلسون ARZ جورج اس. میکلسون AZB George S. Mickelson German George S. Mickelson Finnish ג'ורג' ס. מייקלסון HE George S. Mickelson Swedish George S. Mickelson Volapuk
George S. Mickelson | |
|---|---|
 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 (aged 52) Otter Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa, U.S. |
| 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 |  United States Army |
| 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.
- ^ "George Mickelson, 52, Governor Of South Dakota, Dies in a Crash". The New York Times. April 21, 1993. Retrieved May 7, 2017.