George T. Mickelson | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota | |
In office 1954–1965 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Axel J. Beck |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota | |
In office December 9, 1953 – February 28, 1965 | |
Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | Seat established by 65 Stat. 710 |
Succeeded by | Fred Joseph Nichol |
18th Governor of South Dakota | |
In office January 7, 1947 – January 2, 1951 | |
Lieutenant | Sioux K. Grigsby Rex A. Terry |
Preceded by | Merrell Q. Sharpe |
Succeeded by | Sigurd Anderson |
16th Attorney General of South Dakota | |
In office 1943–1947 | |
Governor | Merrell Q. Sharpe |
Preceded by | Leo A. Temmey |
Succeeded by | Sigurd Anderson |
Personal details | |
Born | George Theodore Mickelson July 23, 1903 Selby, South Dakota, U.S. |
Died | February 28, 1965 Sioux Falls, South Dakota U.S. | (aged 61)
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Political party | Republican |
Children | George S. Mickelson |
Education | University of South Dakota School of Law (LL.B.) |
George Theodore Mickelson (July 23, 1903 – February 28, 1965) was an American lawyer, 16th Attorney General of South Dakota and 18th Governor of South Dakota, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota. He is the patriarch of the prominent Mickelson family of South Dakota.