Hewitt Bostock, PC (May 31, 1864 – April 28, 1930) was a Canadian publisher, businessman and politician. He was born in , England and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge graduating with honours in mathematics. Bostock then studied law and was called to the bar in 1888. Rather than begin a legal practice he toured North America, Australia, New Zealand, China and Japan before settling in British Columbia in 1893 In 1888 the Monte Creek Ranch (also known as the Ducks Ranch) he had purchased in 1888, taking up residence there in 1894. In addition to the ranch, he also operated a lumber company.