George William Lord (15 August 1818 – 9 May 1880) was an Australian pastoralist, businessman and politician.

At the age of 20 he began to acquire squatting runs in the Wellington district and by 1865 had the control of 672,000 acres.

[4] He was an active politician who, by avoiding party intrigues was able to achieve a great deal for his electorate.

[2][5] George's brother Francis (1812–1897), was a member of the Legislative Council for many years,[6] Lord was Colonial Treasurer in the third government of Martin.

He presented one budget to the Assembly, which was severely criticized and then amended because of a 10% ad valorem property tax.