| George Edward Lounsbury | |
| Office: | Governor of Connecticut |
| Order: | 58th |
| Term Start: | January 4, 1899 |
| Term End: | January 9, 1901 |
| Lieutenant: | Lyman A. Mills |
| Predecessor: | Lorrin A. Cooke |
| Successor: | George P. McLean |
| Office2: | Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District |
| Term Start2: | 1895 |
| Term End2: | 1896 |
| Predecessor2: | Leander P. Jones |
| Successor2: | Edwin O. Keeler |
| Birth Date: | 7 May 1838 |
| Birth Place: | Pound Ridge, New York, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Yale College (1863), Berkeley Divinity School (1866) |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Frances Josephine Potwin |
| Signature: | Signature of George Edward Lounsbury.png |
George Edward Lounsbury (May 7, 1838 – August 16, 1904) was an American politician and the 58th Governor of Connecticut from 1899 to 1901.
Lounsbury was born in Poundridge, New York on May 7, 1838, the son of Nathan Lounsbury and Delia Scofield. He studied at Yale University and graduated in 1863. He then went to Berkeley Divinity School and graduated in 1866. He partnered with his brothers, Phineas C. Lounsbury, and founded two successful shoe factories - the Lounsbury Brothers Inc., a shoe factory and Lounsbury, Matthewson, and Company. He was of English ancestry.[1]
Lounsbury was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1894 to 1898. He became the Governor of Connecticut on January 4, 1899 after winning the 1898 Connecticut gubernatorial election. During his term, he vetoed many bills that helped to reduce the state deficit. He left office on January 9, 1901.
Lounsbury married Frances Josephine Potwin. He also was an Episcopal priest. He died on August 16, 1904, aged 66.