Bill Janklow

William John Janklow (September 13, 1939 – January 12, 2012) was an American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. He holds the record for the longest tenure as Governor of South Dakota: sixteen years in office. Janklow has the second longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,851 days.[1]

Bill Janklow
From 2003's Congressional Pictorial Directory
27th and 30th Governor of South Dakota
In office January 7, 1995 – January 3, 2003
Lieutenant	Carole Hillard
Preceded by	Walter Dale Miller
Succeeded by	Mike Rounds
In office January 1, 1979 – January 6, 1987
Lieutenant	Lowell Hansen
Preceded by	Harvey Wollman
Succeeded by	George S. Mickelson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's At-large district
In office January 3, 2003 – January 20, 2004
Preceded by	John Thune
Succeeded by	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
25th Attorney General of South Dakota
In office January 3, 1975 – January 1, 1979
Governor	Richard Kneip Harvey Wollman
Preceded by	Kermit Sande
Succeeded by	Mark Meierhenry
Personal details
Born	William John Janklow (1939-09-13)September 13, 1939 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	January 12, 2012(2012-01-12) (aged 72) Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Cause of death	Brain cancer
Resting place	Black Hills National Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mary Dean Thom
Alma mater	University of South Dakota (BS, JD)
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1956–1959