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 1864 - 1940 (76 years)
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| Name |
George William Kyte |
| Born |
10 Jul 1864 |
St. Peters, Richmond County  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
16 Nov 1940 |
St. Peters, Richmond County |
| Buried |
St. Peters, Richmond County |
| Person ID |
I7102 |
Dessert Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
16 Apr 2006 |
| Family |
Christina "Tena" Chisholm, b. 24 Jun 1870, Heatherton, Antigonish County , d. 2 Aug 1932, St. Peters, Richmond County (Age 62 years) |
| Married |
5 Jul 1893 |
Stella Maris Church, Pictou, Pictou County |
| Children |
| + | 1. Beatrice Mary Kyte, b. 26 May 1894, d. 25 May 1983 (Age 88 years) |
| | 2. Lydia Muriel Kyte, b. 27 May 1895, d. 17 Aug 1972 (Age 77 years) |
| + | 3. Alexis Columbino "Alexia" Kyte, b. 17 Nov 1896, d. 27 Oct 1974 (Age 77 years) |
| | 4. George Valentine Kyte, b. 29 Jul 1898, d. 17 Dec 1965 (Age 67 years) |
| | 5. Sister Rita Elizabeth Kyte, b. 11 Aug 1899, St. Peters, Richmond County , d. 11 May 1992 (Age 92 years) |
| + | 6. Winifred Claire Kyte |
| | 7. Mary Alexandra Kyte, b. 31 May 1902, d. 20 Feb 1987 (Age 84 years) |
| | 8. Pauline Amelia Kyte, b. 19 Aug 1903, d. 5 Jan 1980 (Age 76 years) |
| | 9. Sister Christina Frances "Ena" Kyte, b. 1 Apr 1905, d. 27 Dec 1992 (Age 87 years) |
| | 10. Madeline Gertrude Kyte, b. 17 Jul 1907, d. 28 Feb 1996, Antigonish, Antigonish County (Age 88 years) |
| | 11. Albert Victor Kyte, b. 21 Nov 1912, d. 29 Dec 1987 (Age 75 years) |
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| Family ID |
F2236 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- 28 Sep 2002 - He was admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar on November 16, 1891. Gazetted as Kings Counsel in 1908. He was Liberal Whip in the House of Commons from 1909 to 1917, and in 1922 he was appointed Chief Liberal Whip for the Liberal Government of Prime Minister William L. MacKenzie King.
Many of the family details to follow re his descendants came from a Family History prepared by a John B. Carney, entitled "One Kyte Family of Cape Breton". George first met "Tena" when he was a student at St. F. X. and she was attending Mount St. Bernard.
George was a member of the Liberal Party at a time when Bishop Cameron was publically supporting the Conservative Party and insisting that his Priests do likewise. The Parish Priest at St. Peters was a vociferous Conservative and used his Pulpit to air his views, especially around Election time. As the family occupied two pews in Church, the rear pew for the younger children with their mother and the front pew for the older children with their father, George was directly in the line of fire. After one particularly pointed political sermon, George warned the Pastor that if he continued to attack the Liberals from the Pulpit, he would be forced to respond from his pew. The attacks on the Liberals ceased.
The "History of Antigonish" by Dr. Patrick Walsh has a picture of George Kyte on page 108.
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