John C. Kyle

[1] He attended Bethel College through his junior year, then returned home to work on the farm.

[1] He declined to be a candidate for a second term, and in 1886 the state legislature chose him for a seat on the Mississippi Railroad Commission.

[1] Kyle had not sought the position, but still defeated John Marshall Stone in the legislative vote.

[1] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896 election, declining to run because he opposed the Democratic Party's adoption of the Free silver position in its 1896 platform.

[3] In 1902, Kyle announced his candidacy in the 1903 gubernatorial election, but withdrew after his business and legal interests prevented him from becoming an active candidate.