Don Samuelson
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| Don Samuelson | |
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25th Governor of Idaho
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| In office January 1967 – January 1971 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | Jack M. Murphy |
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| Preceded by | Robert E. Smylie |
| Succeeded by | Cecil D. Andrus |
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| Born | July 27, 1913 Woodhull, Illinois |
| Died | January 20, 2000 Sandpoint, Idaho |
| Political party | Republican |
Donald William Samuelson (born July 27, 1913 - died January 20, 2000) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served as governor of Idaho from 1967 to 1971.
Samuelson was born in Woodhull, Illinois, and settled in Sandpoint, Idaho. He was elected to the Idaho Legislature in 1960 and reelected in 1962 and 1964. A conservative, Samuelson upset moderate incumbent Robert E. Smylie in the 1966 Republican gubernatorial primary. He then went on to defeat Democrat Cecil D. Andrus in the general election.
During the 1970 gubernatorial campaign Samuelson came out in support of developing molybdenum mining in central Idaho's White Cloud Mountains. Samuelson was defeated for reelection by Andrus - a staunch opponent of the mining development - and returned to private life. He died in 2000.
| Preceded by Robert E. Smylie |
Republican Party nominee, Governor of Idaho 1966 (won), 1970 (lost) |
Succeeded by Jack M. Murphy |
| Preceded by Robert E. Smylie |
Governor of Idaho January 2, 1967–January 4, 1971 |
Succeeded by Cecil D. Andrus |
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| Governors of Idaho |  |
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| Shoup • Willey • McConnell • Steunenberg • Hunt • Morrison • Gooding • Brady • Hawley • Haines • Alexander • Davis • Moore • Baldridge • Ross • B. Clark • Bottolfsen • C. Clark • Bottolfsen • Gossett • Williams • Robins • Jordan • Smylie • Samuelson • Andrus • Evans • Andrus • Batt • Kempthorne • Risch • Otter |
