George Gray Prentice (25 July 1891 – July 1944) was an architect practising in Brisbane, Australia, during the first half of the twentieth century and was involved in the design and construction of numerous major buildings in South East Queensland including the Queensland Heritage Register listed Brisbane City Hall.
G. G. Prentice was born on 25 July 1891 in Tank Street, Brisbane, Queensland and was the son of George Prentice, first mayor of Sandgate and director of the Brisbane Permanent Building and Banking Company, and his second wife Jean Elizabeth, née Gray, daughter of a pioneering boot retailer Messrs. T. and W. Gray's in George Street, Brisbane.
[10] They had one son, Dr Peter George Driver, who served with the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II and was the father of Ian Prentice.
[13] In 1939, George Grey Prentice filed for bankruptcy due to a combination of ill health, unprofitable investments and the impact of the Depression on his business.
[15] Throughout his career, George Gray Prentice was involved with a number of significant buildings in Queensland including the Brisbane City Hall, Mater Misericordiae Public Children's Hospital, Nudgee College, All Hallows' Chapel, Our Lady of Victories Memorial Church, Truth Building, Ascot Chambers and the Sandgate Cenotaph.