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George Speaker Mickelson (1941-1993) —
of South Dakota.
Born January
31, 1941.
Son of George
Theodore Mickelson.
Republican. Governor of
South Dakota, 1987-93; died in office 1993; Presidential Elector
for South Dakota, 1992.
Died in a plane
crash in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, April 19,
1993 (age 52 years, 78
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Philo Hall (1865-1938) —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Wilton, Waseca
County, Minn., December
31, 1865.
Son of Philo Hall (died 1883) and Mary E. (Greene) Hall.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Brookings, S.Dak., 1894-95; Brookings
County State's Attorney, 1895-98; member of South
Dakota state senate 20th District, 1901-02; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1903-07; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1907-09; Presidential
Elector for South Dakota, 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak., October
7, 1938 (age 72 years, 280
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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George Arthur Mathews (1852-1941) —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 4,
1852.
Mayor
of Brookings, Dakota Territory, 1883-84, 1887-89; member
Dakota territorial council, 1887-88; President
of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1887-88; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1889; mayor
of Brookings, S.Dak., 1897-1903.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 19,
1941 (age 88 years, 319
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Greenwood Cemetery.
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