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  Mickelson, George S.
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NameGeorge S. Mickelson
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Brookings, South Dakota , United States
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Born January 31, 1941
DiedApril 19, 1993 (52 years)
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InfoGeorge Speaker Mickelson 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. He is a member of the prominent Mickelson family of South Dakota.


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Son Mark Mickelson 1966-
Father George T. Mickelson 1903-1965

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  11/06/1990 SD Governor Won 58.90% (+17.79%)
  11/04/1986 SD Governor Won 51.81% (+3.62%)
  06/03/1986 SD Governor - R Primary Won 35.30% (+3.21%)
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SD US President - R Primary - Feb 23, 1988 R Robert J. "Bob" Dole