George W. Harrison (September 15, 1867– October 16, 1931) was a prominent journalist, newspaper editor and publisher, and North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the fourth insurance commissioner of North Dakota from 1899 to 1900.

With his older brother, W. C. B. Harrison, he later worked at the Hicksville Independent newspaper, where he learned the craft of printing and engraving.

[3] He went on to work for newspapers in Indiana and Minnesota, including the Minneapolis Tribune.

Harrison later moved to North Dakota and became the Bismarck correspondent for the Fargo Argus.

[5] After living in North Dakota, the Harrison family moved to Ohio and then Minnesota.