George Alexander Reid (1794 – 12 May 1852)[1] was a British Conservative politician.
He was the fourth son, by his first marriage, of Andrew Reid of Barnet, a Scottish brewer in London.
[2] Reid was educated at Charterhouse School, leaving in 1810.
[3] He matriculated in 1813 at University College, Oxford, graduating B.A.
[4] He joined the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards in 1818 as an ensign, rising through the ranks to lieutenant-colonel in 1832.