George Theodore Mickelson [SEP] position held
George Theodore Mickelson
George Theodore Mickelson (July 23, 1903 – February 28, 1965) was an American attorney, 16th Attorney General 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.
Early life and education.
George T. Mickelson was born near Selby in Walworth County, South Dakota. His father was a Norwegian immigrant. Mickelson was the first Governor of South
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Mickelson was born in Mobridge, South Dakota. His grandfather was a Norwegian immigrant. His parents, George Theodore Mickelson and Madge Mickelson, were the Governor and First Lady of South Dakota from 1947 to 1951.
Mickelson graduated from the University of South Dakota with a bachelor's in business administration in 1963 and from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1965. He was a brother in Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at USD. He served in the United States Army, including a tour of duty in Vietnam