George S. Mickelson

George S. Mickelson
Mickelson in May 1989
28th Governor of South Dakota
In office
January 6, 1987 – April 19, 1993
LieutenantWalter Dale Miller
Preceded byBill Janklow
Succeeded byWalter Dale Miller
Personal details
Born
George Speaker Mickelson

(1941-01-31)January 31, 1941
Mobridge, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedApril 19, 1993(1993-04-19) (aged 52)
Otter Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa, U.S.
Cause of deathPlane crash
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLinda McCahren
RelativesGeorge Theodore Mickelson (father)
Mark Mickelson (son)
EducationUniversity of South Dakota (BA, JD)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
RankCaptain
Battles/warsVietnam 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.

  1. ^ "George Mickelson, 52, Governor Of South Dakota, Dies in a Crash". The New York Times. April 21, 1993. Retrieved May 7, 2017.