George Ritchie Maxwell (January 11, 1857 – November 17, 1902) was a Canadian Presbyterian minister and politician.

He migrated to Canada in 1885 serving as a minister in Quebec eventually setting in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1890.

[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 died in office in 1902 from intestinal cancer at the age of 45.