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George T. Mickelson
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.
George T. Mickelson was born near Selby in Walworth County, South Dakota, the son of Emma L. (Craig) and George M. Mickelson. His father was a Norwegian immigrant, and his maternal grandparents were German. Mickelson was the first Governor of South Dakota to be born in the twentieth century. Mickelson received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1927. He was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha social fraternity. He did not take the bar exam as he was admitted to the South Dakota bar under the state's diploma privilege.[citation needed] That year he returned to Selby to practice law. He married Madge Turner and they had four children.[citation needed]
Prior to serving as governor, Mickelson, a Republican, served as State's Attorney for Walworth County from 1933 to 1936. He served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1937 to 1943 and was Speaker of the House in his last term.
He then served as South Dakota Attorney General from 1943 to 1947.
On May 9, 1942, Mickelson announced his candidacy for Attorney General. On June 8, 1942, Mickelson won the nomination at the convention in a field of five candidates on the second vote with 110,090 votes; 31,359 votes for Harold O. Lovre of Hayti; 17,049 for William J Metzger of Olivet; 6,773 votes for Assistant Attorney General Erwin R. Erickson of Vermillion; and 1,610 votes for E.B. Adams of Hot Springs.
Mickelson defeated Democrat Lynn Fellows of Plankinton by a vote count of 108,155 to 62,527 votes.
On February 22, 1944, Mickelson declared that he would run for re-election.
On August 1, 1944, Fred Wheeler of Custer was unopposed and nominated for Attorney General at the Democratic Convention in Aberdeen.
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George T. Mickelson
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.
George T. Mickelson was born near Selby in Walworth County, South Dakota, the son of Emma L. (Craig) and George M. Mickelson. His father was a Norwegian immigrant, and his maternal grandparents were German. Mickelson was the first Governor of South Dakota to be born in the twentieth century. Mickelson received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1927. He was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha social fraternity. He did not take the bar exam as he was admitted to the South Dakota bar under the state's diploma privilege.[citation needed] That year he returned to Selby to practice law. He married Madge Turner and they had four children.[citation needed]
Prior to serving as governor, Mickelson, a Republican, served as State's Attorney for Walworth County from 1933 to 1936. He served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1937 to 1943 and was Speaker of the House in his last term.
He then served as South Dakota Attorney General from 1943 to 1947.
On May 9, 1942, Mickelson announced his candidacy for Attorney General. On June 8, 1942, Mickelson won the nomination at the convention in a field of five candidates on the second vote with 110,090 votes; 31,359 votes for Harold O. Lovre of Hayti; 17,049 for William J Metzger of Olivet; 6,773 votes for Assistant Attorney General Erwin R. Erickson of Vermillion; and 1,610 votes for E.B. Adams of Hot Springs.
Mickelson defeated Democrat Lynn Fellows of Plankinton by a vote count of 108,155 to 62,527 votes.
On February 22, 1944, Mickelson declared that he would run for re-election.
On August 1, 1944, Fred Wheeler of Custer was unopposed and nominated for Attorney General at the Democratic Convention in Aberdeen.
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