George Henry Emerson (September 24, 1853 – March 6, 1916) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Placentia and St. Mary's in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1885 to 1894 as a Liberal. Emerson was the father of Lewis Edward Emerson who also served in the assembly and became the province's first Chief Justice.