Maurice Gwinn Burnside (August 23, 1902 – February 2, 1991) was a professor, tobacco warehouse manager, and U.S. Representative[1] from Huntington, West Virginia.

Burnside graduated from Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina in 1926, received his M.A.

He was a member of the staff of Duke University Library, Durham, North Carolina from 1933 to 1935.

Burnside was professor at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia from 1937 to 1948.

He was a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention and legislative liaison to the Department of Defense from 1961 to 1968.