<page_title> List of Governors of South Dakota </page_title> <section_title> Governors of South Dakota </section_title> <table> <cell> 17 <col_header> # </col_header> </cell> <cell> Merrell Q. Sharpe (1888–1962) <col_header> Governor (birth and death) </col_header> </cell> <cell> January 5, 1943 <col_header> Took office </col_header> </cell> <cell> January 7, 1947 <col_header> Left office </col_header> </cell> </table>
Sharpe served as the 17th Governor of South Dakota from 1943 to 1947.