George Hogarth WS (6 September 1783 – 12 February 1870) was a Scottish lawyer, newspaper editor, music critic, and musicologist.

He authored several books on opera and Victorian musical life in addition to contributing articles to various publications.

He practiced law during the first two decades of the 19th century; counting among his clients Sir Walter Scott.

[1] In 1817, Hogarth, his brother-in-law James Ballantyne and Walter Scott bought the Edinburgh Weekly Journal.

[4] From 1846 to 1866 he worked as a music critic for The Daily News, a paper which was founded by the novelist Charles Dickens.