George Franklin Drew (August 6, 1827 – September 26, 1900) was the 12th Governor of the U.S. state of Florida.

Drew proposed cutting expenditures to eliminate Florida's budget deficit.

[4] With regards to education, Drew said it was “cheaper to build schoolhouses and maintain schools than to build poorhouses and jails and support paupers and criminals.” He believed that the state had a responsibility to support the education of African Americans.

Minor improvements were made to public school system at the elementary level, such as encouragement of rural education and standardization of textbooks.

During Drew's administration he decided to abandon the Florida Agriculture College which was set to open in Eau Gallie.