Sir George Houstoun Reid, GCB, GCMG, KC (25 February 1845 – 16 May 1917) was an Australian politician, being the second Prime Minister of Australia. Reid was a major conservative force in New South Wales, and one of the colonies leading political minds. After forming the economically liberal, Free Trade party alongside Henry Parkes in 1889, thus becoming a major force in Australia, co-leading the party alongside Parkes. A supporter of federation, he led the movement around Sydney and following the 1894 federal election, he become the first unoffical Deputy Prime Minister, succeeding Parkes upon his death.