Orlando J. George Jr.

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Orlando J. George Jr.

|image = Orlando J. George Jr.jpg

|caption = George in 1982

|birth_date = {{birth date|1945|12|14}}

|birth_place = Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2024|05|27|1945|12|14}}

|death_place =

|office = Member of the Delaware House of Representatives from the 1st district

|term_start = 1974

|term_end = 1995

|preceded = Kermit H. Justice

|succeeded = Dennis P. Williams

|office1 = Speaker of the Delaware House of Representatives

|term_start1 = 1983

|term_end1 = 1984

|preceded1 = Charles L. Hebner

|succeeded1 = Charles L. Hebner

|office2 = 4th President of Delaware Technical Community College

|term_start2 = 1995

|term_end2 = 2014

|preceded2 =

|succeeded2 = Mark T. Brainard

|party = Democratic

|alma_mater = University of Delaware

|occupation = Academic administrator

}}

Orlando J. George Jr. (December 14, 1945 – May 27, 2024) was an American academic administrator and politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 1st district of the Delaware House of Representatives.

Life and career

George was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He attended the University of Delaware.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W7LOEAAAQBAJ|title=American Legislative Leaders in the Northeast, 1911-1994|date=August 30, 2000|page=103|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic|isbn=9780313302152|via=Google Books}}

George served in the Delaware House of Representatives from 1974 to 1995.{{Cite web|url=https://www.delawarepublic.org/2014-01-28/long-time-del-tech-president-stepping-down|title=Long-time Del Tech president stepping down|work=Delaware Public Media|date=January 28, 2014|access-date=May 28, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.arcarofuneralhome.com/obituary/orlando-lonnie-george-jr|title=Orlando "Lonnie" George Jr.|work=Charles P. Arcaro Funeral Home|access-date=May 28, 2024}}

George was president of Delaware Technical Community College{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KjIQw7WL7x4C|title=Fifty State Systems of Community Colleges: Mission, Governance, Funding and Accountability|page=99|first1=Terrence Alfred|last1=Tollefson|first2=Rick L.|last2=Garrett|first3=William G.|last3=Ingram|publisher=Overmountain Press|date=1999|isbn=9781570720925|via=Google Books}} from 1995 to 2014.

George died on May 27, 2024, at the age of 78.{{Cite web|url=https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/de/wilmington/orlando-george-jr-18115488|title=Orlando "Lonnie" George Jr.|work=Echovita|access-date=May 28, 2024}}

References

Category:1945 births

Category:2024 deaths

Category:Politicians from Wilmington, Delaware

Category:Democratic Party members of the Delaware House of Representatives

Category:Speakers of the Delaware House of Representatives

Category:University of Delaware alumni

Category:Heads of universities and colleges in the United States

Category:American academic administrators

Category:20th-century members of the Delaware General Assembly