| Sir George Thomas Michael O'Brien | |
| Order: | 6th |
| Office: | Governor of Fiji |
| Term Start: | March 1897 |
| Term End: | 1901 |
| Predecessor: | Sir John Thurston |
| Successor: | Sir William Allardyce (acting) |
| Order2: | 5th |
| Office2: | High Commissioner for the Western Pacific |
| Term Start2: | March 1897 |
| Term End2: | 1901 |
| Predecessor2: | Sir John Thurston |
| Successor2: | Sir William Allardyce (acting) |
| Order3: | 9th |
| Office3: | Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong |
| Term Start3: | 1892 |
| Term End3: | 1895 |
| Predecessor3: | Francis Fleming |
| Successor3: | Sir James Stewart Lockhart |
| Order4: | 19th |
| Office4: | Accountant General and Controller of Revenue |
| Term Start4: | 18 October 1890 |
| Term End4: | 31 July 1891 |
| Predecessor4: | W. H. Ravenscroft |
| Successor4: | James Alexander Swettenham |
| Office5: | Treasurer of Ceylon |
| Term Start5: | 6 August 1886 |
| Term End5: | 1890 |
| Predecessor5: | William Dumaresq Wright |
| Successor5: | Frederick Richard Saunders |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1844 |
| Occupation: | Colonial administrator |
Sir George Thomas Michael O'Brien (Chinese: 柯布連) (5 November 1844 – 12 April 1906) was a British colonial official who served as Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1892 to 1895, and as Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific from 1897 to June 1901.
O'Brien was the 19th Accountant General and Controller of Revenue of British Ceylon. He was appointed on 18 October 1890, succeeding W. H. Ravenscroft, and held the office until 31 July 1891. He was succeeded by J. A. Swettenham.[1] He also served as Treasurer of Ceylon from 1886 to 1890.
He became Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong in 1892, a position he held until 1895. In 1897, he succeeded John Thurston as Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific. He was recalled in June 1901 following a conflict with the New Zealand Government led by Richard Seddon regarding a proposed Federation of Fiji and New Zealand.[2]
He died in 1906.[3]
O'Brien Road (柯布連道) in Wan Chai, Hong Kong was named after him.[4]
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