George Ritchie Maxwell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Ritchie Maxwell

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1857

Place of Birth: Stonehouse, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Nov-1902

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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.
He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the British Columbia riding of Burrard in 1896.
A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900.
He died in office in 1902 from intestinal cancer.