who defended the rights of workers. From 1898 to 1901 he served as a member of the National Industrial Commission. Kyle began to suffer from serious health problems in 1898. He died at the age of 47 in Aberdeen, South Dakota where he had lived from the late 1880s until 1891. Kyle was married to Anna Eliza Dugot Kyle and they had two children. See also Politics of the United States List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49) References External links Very favorable biography of Kyle. Memorial addresses on the life and character of James H. Kyle, late a representative from South Dakota delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1902 1854 births 1901 deaths People from Cedarville, Ohio American people of Scotch-Irish descent South Dakota Independents People's Party United States senators from South Dakota Republican Party United States senators from South Dakota South Dakota state senators Politicians from Aberdeen, South Dakota 19th-century American politicians