George Markham (1822 – 2 February 1864) was an Irish-born Australian politician.
[1] He was born in County Cork to British captain John Markham.
In 1860 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for New England.
[2] He retired in 1862,[1] to be appointed superintendent for the southern district in the establishment of the Police Force, based at Cooma.
[3] In January 1864 he was cleaning or loading his revolver in his residence when it discharged and he was fatally wounded, dying aged 41–42 and leaving a widow and five young children.