George S. Mickelson
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George Speaker Mickelson (January 31, 1941–April 19, 1993) was the Republican governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota from 1987 until his death in a plane crash in April 1993. He was succeeded as Governor by then-Lt. Governor Walter Dale Miller. His father, George T. Mickelson, was also a governor of South Dakota. George S. Mikelson Middle School in Brookings is named after him.