George Washington Hockley (1802 - June 6, 1854) was a Texas revolutionary who served as secretary of war for the Republic of Texas.

Hockley was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His parents were Thomas Hockley (1764-1805), a Philadelphia merchant, and his wife Mary Wescott (1764-1848). In the above-mentioned recollections of Mr. Howard, he states that then-Major Hockley was an executor of