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.