George C. Wortley

George C. Wortley

George Cornelius Wortley (born December 8, 1926) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Wortley was born in Syracuse and graduated from Syracuse University in 1948. He was elected to Congress in 1980 and served from January 3, 1981 until January 3, 1989. He was leading minority member of the House Banking Finance and Urban Affairs Committee and was actively involved in working with European, Latin American and Pacific Rim leaders on financial and development bank matters. He also served on the House Ethics and Select Aging Committees.

He served in the Merchant Marine Reserve and the United States Naval Reserve during World War II, with sea duty in the North Atlantic, Pacific and Philippine theaters of operation.

He is currently a resident of Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

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