| Ambrose Kyte | |
| Office: | Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start: | January 1867 |
| Term End: | December 1867 |
| Predecessor: | Archibald Wardrop |
| Successor: | James Harcourt |
| Term Start2: | August 1861 |
| Term End2: | December 1865 |
| Predecessor2: | Graham Berry |
| Successor2: | Edward Langton |
| Birth Place: | Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia |
| Constituency: | Richmond |
| Constituency2: | East Melbourne |
Ambrose Henry Spencer Kyte (– 16 November 1868) was a merchant and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia).[1]
Kyte was born in Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland, the son of Stephen Kyte and his wife Margaret, née Mitchell.
Kyte arrived in Melbourne in January 1840, finding work as a brewer's labourer. Kyte opened a hay and corn store in Bourke Street, Melbourne in 1845, later he expanded into general merchandise and invested in urban properties.
In September 1858 Kyte offered a sum of £1000 towards the expenses of an exploring expedition to cross the Australian continent from south to north. This led to the despatch of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition in August 1860.
In August 1861[1] Kyte stood for East Melbourne as a candidate for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, and defeated Edward Langton,[1] who in February 1866 defeated him in a contest for the same constituency. Kyte represented Richmond from January 1867 to December 1867.[1]
In April 1866, he donated £10 for poor relief in Nenagh, which led the town commissioners to unanimously pass a resolution thanking him.[2]
Kyte died in Carlton, Victoria on 16 November 1868, survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.