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George B. Harris (before 1880 – after 1914) was president of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad from 1901 to 1910.

Early life and family
George B. Harris was the son of George S. Harris, who was, for a time, a land commissioner for the Burlington and Missouri Railroad. George B. Harris married Sarah __.

Railroad career
He was appointed as vice president and general manager of the CB&Q. Harris also served as the president of the Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad in the 1890s. In 1901 he succeeded Charles Elliott Perkins as president of the CB&Q. Harris was succeeded as president of the CB&Q in 1910 by Darius Miller. When Miller died suddenly of appendicitis, Harris was one of many honorary pallbearers at his funeral in Chicago on August 27, 1914.

By 1918 he had become president of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway.