George William Kyte was a Canadian

Canada

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 politician from the province of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

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Born in St. Peters

St. Peter's, Nova Scotia

St. Peter's is a small incorporated village located on Cape Breton Island in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada....

, Richmond County

Richmond County, Nova Scotia

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, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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, the son of John and Elizabeth (Robertson), Kyte was educated in public schools in St. Peter's and St. Francis Xavier University

St. Francis Xavier University

St. Francis Xavier University is a post-secondary institution located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The school was founded in 1853, but did not offer degrees until 1868. The university has approximately 5000 students.-History:...

. He taught school for four years and then studied law in the office of C. F. McIsaac, K.C., in Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Antigonish is a Canadian town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous highland games in North America.-History:...

. He was admitted to the Bar on November 16, 1891 and began practice of law in St. Peters in 1892. He was appointed Assistant Clerk, Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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 in 1892. He was reappointed in 1895, 1898, and 1902. In 1903 he was appointed Clerk. He was made a King's Counsel by the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

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, Duncan Cameron Fraser

Duncan Cameron Fraser

Duncan Cameron Fraser was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia....

, in 1908.

He resigned in 1908 to contest the electoral district of Richmond in the 1908 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1908

The Canadian federal election of 1908 was held on October 26 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 11th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Liberal Party of Canada was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term in government with a majority government...

 as a Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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 candidate and was elected. He was re-elected in the 1911 election

Canadian federal election, 1911

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. He was defeated in 1917

Canadian federal election, 1917

The 1917 Canadian federal election was held on December 17, 1917, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 13th Parliament of Canada. Described by historian Michael Bliss as the "most bitter election in Canadian history", it was fought mainly over the issue of conscription...

 in the riding of Cape Breton South and Richmond

Cape Breton South and Richmond

Cape Breton South and Richmond was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925....

. He was elected in the 1921 election

Canadian federal election, 1921

The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6, 1921 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Canada. The Union government that had governed Canada through the First World War was defeated, and replaced by a Liberal government under the young leader...

 and was defeated in the 1925 election

Canadian federal election, 1925

The Canadian federal election of 1925 was held on October 29 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal Party formed a minority government. This precipitated the "King-Byng Affair".The Liberals under...

 for the electoral district of Richmond—West Cape Breton

Richmond—West Cape Breton

Richmond—West Cape Breton was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935.This riding was created in 1924 from Cape Breton South and Richmond riding...

. He was Chief Government Whip from 1922 to 1925.