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, New York and graduated from Syracuse University in 1948. Wortley is a brother of the Gamma-Iota chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. 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 resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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| Preceded by James M. Hanley |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 32nd congressional district 1981–1983 |
Succeeded by John J. LaFalce |
| Preceded by Matthew F. McHugh |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 27th congressional district 1983–1989 |
Succeeded by James T. Walsh |