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 SAVAGE

SAVAGE

man of Machias, Maine, ami widow of James Otis Lincoln of Hinghani, Mass. He was an overseor of Haivaid. 1838-53; librarian of the Massaciiusetts Historical society, 1814-18, its trt-asurer. 18.;0-39. and its president, 1841-55; a fi-llow of the American Academy of Arts and St^-iences, and a member of the Boston Antliology society, lie received the degree LL.D. from Harvard in 1841. lie devoted many years to antitiuarian research: was for five years an as- sociate editor of the Monthly Anthology, which led to the Ao/7/i American Review; revised the volnme of ciiarters and general laws of the Mass- aclnisetts Colony and the Province of Massachu- wtts Bay. and edited William Payley's works (5 vols., 18'23; new edit., 1830). He also published John Wintlirop's " History of New England 1G30- 46" (3 vols.. 1825-26; 2d 'edit, rev., 1853). His most notable work is his Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of Xeiv England, Showing Tliree Generations of Those ii'ho came before May, liiDJ (4 vols., 1860-64), the result of twenty years of painstaking research. He died in Boston, Mass..:\r;irch8. 1873.

SAVAGE, John, jurist, was born in Salem, X.Y. in ITT'J. He was graduated at Union col- lege, 1799, and practised law in Salem, N.Y,, 1800-19. He represented Washington county in the New York assembly in 1814; was Democratic representative from New York in the 14th and 15th congresses, 1815-19. and subsequently served as U.S. district attorney for New York. He was state comptroller, 1821-23; chief-justice of the New York supreme court, 1823-37; assistant U.S. treasurer in New York city for some time, and a presidential elector for the 29th district on the Polk and Dallas ticket in 1845. He received the degree LL.D. from Union college in 1829. He died in Utica. N.Y^, Oct. 19, 1863.

SAVAGE, John, journalist, was born in Dub- lin, Ireland. Dec. 13, 1828; son of John and Eliz- abeth (Guest) Savage. He attended the art school of the Royal Dublin society; joined the revolu- tionary parly, and published two journals that were suppressed by the British government. He organized bands of armed peasants in the south of Ireland, and when the Irish cause was lost, he fled to New York city in 1848, and engaged as a proof-reader on the New York Tribune. He be- came literary editor of the Citizen; contributed to the Democratic Review, to the American Review, and in 1857 removed to Washington, D.C., where he purcha.sed The States and made it the organ of Stephen A. Douglas. He organized the Irish brigade and the Irish legion in 1861, and served during the civil war in the 69th New York regi- ment. He was married, Oct. 3, 1854, to Louise Gouverneur. youngest daughter of Capt. Saniuel Chester Reid (q.v.) and Mary (Jennings) Reid.

He was chief clerk of the New York marine court, 1875-84, The honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred on him by St. John's college, N.Y., in 1875. He wrote several popular war songs, incluiling: The Starry Hag iind The Muster of the North, and his published books comprise: Lays of the Fatherland (1S50); '9S and '4S: The Modern Revolutionary History and Literature of Ireland (1856); Our Living Representative Men (1860); Faith and Fancy (poems, 1863); Campaign Life of Andrew Johnson (1864); Life and Public Services of Andrew Johnson (1866); Fenian. Heroes and Martyrs (1868); Poems: Lyrical, Dramatic and Romantic (1870); Picturesque Ireland, containing an interesting account of Mr. Savage's family (edited, 1876), and several plays, which are: Sybd, a tragedy, produced in 1858 (1865); Waiting for a Wife, a comedy (1859); and Eva, a Goblin Romance (1865). A life-size marble portrait bust of Dr. Savage was placed in the Booth museum. Players club, New York city. He died in Spragueville, Pa., Oct. 9, 1888.

SAVAGE, John Houston, representative, was born in McMinuville, Tenii.. Oct. 9, 1815; son of George and Elizabeth (Kenner) Savage; grand- son of Abram and Anne (Bi)wman) Savage and of Rodham and Malinda (Paine) Kenner, and a de- scendant of Capt. Richard Kenner, who recorded a deed of land in Northern Neck, Va., in 1667. He attended the common schools; joined the army as a private under Gen. Edmund P. Gaines, serving on the Texas frontier and against the- Seminole Indians in Florida, and practised law in Smithville, Tenn. He was colonel of the state militia; attorney -general of the 4th district of Tennessee, 1841-47, and a presidential elector oa the Polk and Dallas ticket in 1844. He took part in the war with Mexico as major, 14th infantr^^ U.S.A.; was wounded at Molino del Rey; pro- moted lieutenant-colonel, lltli infantry, and succeeded Col. William Graham in the command' of the regiment. He was a Democratic repre- sentative froin Tennessee in the 31st and 32nd congresses, 1849-53, and in the 34th and 35th con- gresses, 1855-59. He served as colonel, 16th Tennessee infantry, C.S.A., and was wounded at Perrj'ville and Murfreesboro. He was a Demo- cratic representative in the state legislature in 1877-79 and 1887. He was never married. His biograpliy was in course of preparation under his personal direction in 1003.

SAVAGE, MinotJudson, clergyman, was born in Norridgewock. Maine, June 10, 1841; son of Joseph and Ann S. (Stinson) Savage, and a de- scendant of James Savage, a native of England, who came from London to Boston with his wife and one child about 1715. He fitted for Bowdoin college, but was prevented from going by ill- health, and was graduated from Bangor Theolo-