George Ritchie Kinloch (c. 1796 – 19 April 1877) was a Scottish lawyer, philanthropist and antiquarian best known today for publishing a collection of ballads.
The family soon returned to Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland; where his father died 22 April 1802, aged 60.
[2] Educated as a lawyer, George Ritchie Kinloch worked as a clerk for several advocates depute.
He was the treasurer of the Patterson and Pope relief fund for the poor for many years.
Kinloch's assistance in compiling the supplementary volumes of Jamieson's dictionary (1825) was acknowledged by the author.