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George Brown was an East India Company civil servant and the British governor of Bombay from 11 August 1811 to 12 August 1812. Acting temporarily in the role after the death in office of Jonathan Duncan, he was replaced by Sir Evan Nepean. His time in office included work combatting Indian infanticide and communication with Muhammad Ali of Egypt on the Ottoman–Wahhabi war.
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