| George R. Redfield | |
| Office: | Michigan Secretary of State |
| Term Start1: | 1850 |
| Term End1: | April 11, 1850 |
| Predecessor1: | George Washington Peck |
| Successor1: | Charles H. Taylor |
| Office2: | Treasurer of Michigan |
| Term Start2: | 1845 |
| Term End2: | 1846 |
| Predecessor2: | John J. Adam |
| Successor2: | George B. Cooper |
| State Senate3: | Michigan |
| District3: | 5th |
| Term3: | 1842 1843 1844 |
| State House4: | Michigan |
| District4: | Cass and Van Buren County |
| Term Start4: | January 4, 1841 |
| Term End4: | April 13, 1841 |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 1796 |
| Birth Place: | Suffield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Ontwa Township, Michigan, U.S. |
| Children: | 5 |
| Party: | Democratic |
George R. Redfield (October 6, 1796October 29, 1887) was a Michigan politician.
George R. Redfield was born in Suffield, Connecticut, on October 6, 1796, to parents Peleg and Mary Polly Redfield. Around 1821, George owned a farm in Clifton Springs, New York. George had this farm leased while he tutored in Georgia from 1822 to 1826.[1]
In 1834, Redfield purchased around 800 acres of land in what is now known as Adamsville, Michigan. Redfield moved to Michigan in 1835.[2] On November 2, 1840, Redfield was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives where he represented the Cass and Van Buren County district from January 4, 1841, to April 13, 1841. On November 1, 1841, Redfield was elected to the Michigan Senate where he represented the 5th district after being sworn in on January 3, 1842. Redfield continued to represent this district until May 12, 1844.[1] In 1844, Redfield served as a presidential elector. Redfield served as Michigan State Treasurer from 1845 to 1846. Redfield served as Michigan Secretary of State in 1850. Redfield resigned from this position on April 11, 1850.[3] Again in 1850, Redfield served as a delegate to the Michigan constitutional convention.[2]
On June 9, 1835, Redfield married Julia Augusta Mason. He was widowed upon her death on August 29, 1848. Redfield remarried on September 14, 1854, to Jane E. Hammond. Redfield had three children by his first wife, and two by his second.[4]
Redfield died on October 29, 1887, in Ontwa Township, Michigan.[1]