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  George, Newell A.
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  1959-01-01  
 
NameNewell A. George
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Kansas City, Kansas , United States
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Born September 24, 1904
DiedOctober 22, 1992 (88 years)
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InfoGEORGE, Newell Adolphus - born in Kansas City, Mo., September 24, 1904; attended public schools, Kansas City, Kans., Wentworth Military Academy, Lexington, Mo., Park College, Parkville, Mo., and University of Kansas City School of Law; graduated from National University, Washington, D.C., in 1935; was admitted to the District of Columbia bar in 1935 and to the Kansas bar in 1941; commenced the practice of law in Kansas City, Kans.; member of the staff of United States Senator George McGill of Kansas in 1933 and 1934; regional attorney, Bureau of Employment Security, 1941-1945, 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; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1960; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress (January 3, 1959-January 3, 1961); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1960 to the Eighty-seventh Congress; appointed United States attorney for the district of Kansas March 28, 1961, and served until June 20, 1968; was a resident of Kansas City, Kans., until his death on October 22, 1992.

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  11/05/1968 KS District 3 Lost 37.17% (-25.67%)
  08/06/1968 KS District 3 - D Primary Won 72.16% (+44.33%)
  11/08/1960 KS District 2 Lost 47.68% (-4.63%)
  11/04/1958 KS - District 02 Won 50.75% (+1.50%)
  08/05/1958 KS District 2 - D Primary Won 49.30% (+21.66%)
  11/06/1956 KS - District 02 Lost 45.15% (-9.70%)
  11/02/1954 KS - District 02 Lost 45.34% (-9.32%)
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