George Humphreys

Sir George William Humphreys KBE (1863–1945) was a British civil engineer.

Humphreys was born in London in 1863. He became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on 7 March 1908. He became a member of the council of that institution in November 1917 and served as vice-president from November 1927. After his term he returned to the council as a past-president and remained in that position until October 1937. He received the Efficiency Decoration on 18 March 1937 for his volunteer army service. Humphreys was appointed a land tax commissioner for the City of Westminster and its liberties on 22 April 1938, at which time he was living in Queen Anne's Gate in Westminster. On 25 June 1938 he resigned his commission in the army, receiving permission to retain his rank and continue to wear his uniform. Humphreys died in 1945.