William James George CMG (26 January 1853 – 10 March 1931) was an Australian engineer and politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1895 to 1902 and from 1909 to 1930.

He was a minister in the governments of Frank Wilson, Henry Lefroy, Hal Colebatch, and James Mitchell.

He studied mechanical engineering at the Birmingham and Midland Institute, and emigrated to Australia in 1884, initially settling in Victoria.

[2] He resigned from parliament in 1902, and was appointed commissioner of railways, serving in that position until 1907,[1] when he was succeeded by John T. Short.

At the 1908 general election, George attempted to re-enter parliament in his old seat, but was defeated by the sitting member, John McLarty.