George Harrison Barbour (June 26, 1843 – March 28, 1934) was an American businessman, industrialist, financier, and manufacturer of stoves in Detroit, Michigan.

He received his initial exposure to the business world while still a young boy at his father's grocery store.

[4][5] Barbour began his education in the public schools in and around Collinsville and started helping his father in a general store there when he was nine years old.

[4][5][2] He would attend school the first part of the day and assisted his father at the store for the remainder.

A year later his father retired and sold his portion of the business to George's brother-in-law, Julius Earl Goodman.

[4] The business sold general merchandise such as dry goods, groceries, shoes, boots, hats and other miscellaneous items.

Barbour succeeded in running the general store and in two years paid off the debt to his father for the partnership share.

[6] Barbour was interested in a newly formed foundry business in 1871 called the Michigan Stove Company.

[2][13] He was the first president of the Detroit Board of Commerce and the Michigan Manufacturers Association,[2] the chairman of the legislative committee of the National Association of Manufacturers in 1902, and a director of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in 1919.

His office was at 1022 Jefferson Avenue in Detroit and his permanent residence was at 134 Lafayette Boulevard.

[1] Barbour died on March 28, 1934, at the age of 90 at his summer residence at 9 Berkshire Place in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, near Detroit.