| George Ritchie Maxwell | |
| Constituency Mp: | Burrard |
| Parliament: | Canadian |
| Predecessor: | Electoral district was created in 1902 |
| Successor: | Robert George Macpherson |
| Term Start: | 1896 |
| Term End: | 1902 |
| Birth Date: | 11 January 1857 |
| Birth Place: | Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Party: | Liberal |
George Ritchie Maxwell (January 11, 1857 - November 17, 1902) was a Canadian Presbyterian minister and politician.
Born in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, he was ordained a minister of the Church of Scotland in 1880. He migrated to Canada in 1885 serving as a minister in Quebec eventually setting in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1890.
In 1894, he founded the Nationalist Party, BC's first labour party.[1] He ran as a candidate under that label for the British Columbia riding of Burrard in 1896. He was sometimes identified as a Liberal due to his opposition to the Conservative party. He was elected.
Running as a Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900.
He died in office in 1902 from intestinal cancer at the age of 45.