George Casson Walker

Sir George Casson Walker (9 July 1854 – April 1925) was a British administrator in the Indian Civil Service. He served as Financial Minister in the government of Asaf Jah VI, the Nizam of Hyderabad.

Biography He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. He proved a success in the role, effectively re-organising the state's finances and helping to increase the prestige of Hyderabad. In the 1911 Delhi Durbar Honours he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India. Following the death of Asaf Jah VI in 1911, he returned to Britain and settled in Hove. He died in April 1925.

Personal life He married Fanny Coates in 1883, and they had two daughters. In 1910, Fanny was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal for her work in establishing a girls school in Hyderabad, now known as Mahboobia Girls School.