Sigurd Anderson
| Sigurd Anderson | |
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| 19th Governor of South Dakota | |
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In office January 2, 1951 – January 4, 1955 |
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| Preceded by | George T. Mickelson |
| Succeeded by | Joe Foss |
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January 22, 1904 Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway |
| Died | December 21, 1990 (aged 86) Webster, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Vivian Walz |
| Alma mater | University of South Dakota |
| Profession | Attorney |
Sigurd Anderson (January 22, 1904 – December 21, 1990) was the 19th Governor of South Dakota. Anderson, a Republican from Webster, South Dakota, served in that office from 1951 to 1955.
He was born at Frolands Verk, a rural community near Arendal, in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway and came to the United States at age of three with his family to settle in Lincoln County, South Dakota. Sigurd became a United States citizen at age 8 when his father became a naturalized citizen. He graduated from the Canton Lutheran Normal, Canton, South Dakota, and enrolled at South Dakota State College. During his first school year, he suffered from scarlet fever, which prevented his return to college the following fall. In order to secure funds to continue his education, he worked as a farm hand and taught rural school in Kingsbury County, South Dakota. In 1928, Anderson enrolled at the University of South Dakota, and graduated in 1931 with cum laude honors and a B.A. degree and then went on to earn his LL.B degree from University of South Dakota School of Law. In 1937 he married Vivian Walz of Vermillion, South Dakota and began practicing law in Webster. Their daughter, Kristin Karen, was born during Anderson's administration.
He twice served as Day County state's attorney and as an assistant attorney general in the state capital, Pierre. Before he was elected governor he served two terms as South Dakota Attorney General, 1947–1951.
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