George Ritchie Maxwell
Canadian politician
Died when: 45 years 310 days (550 months)Star 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.In 1894, he founded the Nationalist Party, BC's first labour party.
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.
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