Newell Adolphus George (September 24, 1904 -
October 22, 1992) was a
U.S. Representative from
Kansas
.
Born in
Kansas City,
Missouri
, George attended public schools in Kansas City,
Kansas
, Wentworth Military Academy
in Lexington, Missouri
, Park College in
Parkville,
Missouri
, and University of Kansas School
of Law.He graduated from the George
Washington University
, Washington,
D.C.
, in 1935.He was admitted to the District of
Columbia bar in 1935 and to the Kansas bar in 1941.
He commenced the
practice of law in Kansas City, Kansas
.He served as member of the staff of
United States Senator George McGill of
Kansas in 1933 and 1934.Regional attorney, Bureau of Employment
Security from 1941 to 1945, and Federal Security Agency
1947-1953.Chief legal counsel, Regional War Manpower Commission,
during the Second World War.First assistant Wyandotte County
attorney 1953-1958.He served as delegate to the Democratic National
Convention in 1960.
George was elected as a
Democrat to the
Eighty-sixth Congress (January
3, 1959-January 3, 1961).He was an unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1960 to the
Eighty-seventh Congress.He was
appointed United States attorney for the district of Kansas March
28, 1961, and served until June 20, 1968.
He was a resident of
Kansas City,
Kansas
, until his death on October 22, 1992.
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