Henry Nelson, 2nd Baron Nelson of Stafford

(Henry) George Nelson, 2nd Baron Nelson of Stafford (2 January 1917 — 19 January 1995) was an English engineer who made a notable contribution to the development of civil nuclear power.

George Nelson was born in Stretford Manchester, only son of the electrical engineer who through 30 years led English Electric from 4,000 to 80,000 employees. His father was George Nelson later Baron Nelson and his mother, known as Jane, was born Florence Mabel Howe and only daughter of a Leicestershire JP. He was educated at Oundle School and King's College of the University of Cambridge where he won an exhibition and took his degree in the Mechanical Sciences Tripos. After two years of practical experience in France and Switzerland and the onset of war in 1939 he was appointed superintendent of English Electric's Preston works.

When English Electric bought D Napier & Son in 1942 George Nelson was appointed Napier's managing director. He moved from Napier's in 1949 to become deputy managing director of English Electric and was appointed managing director in 1956 following his father. By the age of 40 he was on the main board of English Electric. He was appointed chairman on his father's death in 1962. In 1968 English Electric was taken over by GEC. Nelson was appointed chairman of GEC and held that appointment for 15 years until his retirement in 1983 though he remained a further four years on the GEC main board even after retirement as chairman.

He continued his association with military aviation begun at Preston in 1939. When English Electric merged aviation operations with Vickers and Bristol in 1960 he was appointed one of two deputies to the chairman, Lord Portal and remained deputy chairman until 1977.

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