George Barnston (c. 1800 – 14 March 1883) was a fur trader and a naturalist born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He travelled aboard the Cadboro along the coast of British Columbia identifying Somenos, Quamichan and Penelakut village sites.
[1] From there, he founded Fort Concord to extend the company's trade into the Winisk River area.
Next was Martin Falls where he worked for six years; and then transferred to Fort Albany as Chief Trader.
He was also arrested a free trader, Andrew Bannatyne in an attempt to protect the HBC monopoly in the area.