George R. Davis (Illinois politician)

George R. Davis (born December 3, 1840, in Palmer, Massachusetts; died November 25, 1899, in Chicago, Illinois) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Davis moved to Chicago in 1857 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as city tax collector from 1873 to 1875, and later as city comptroller. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh, and Forty-eighth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1879, to March 3, 1885. During his time in Congress, he served on the Committee on Appropriations.

Following his congressional service, Davis served as director-general of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. He was a prominent figure in Chicago civic life until his death. He is interred in Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago.