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John Savage
John Savage
Chief Justice of the; New York Supreme Court
	In office; 1823–1837
Preceded by	Ambrose Spencer
Succeeded by	Samuel Nelson
New York State Comptroller
	In office; 1821–1823
Governor	DeWitt Clinton; Joseph C. Yates
Preceded by	Archibald McIntyre
Succeeded by	William L. Marcy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New York's 12th district
	In office; 1815–1819
Preceded by	Elisha I. Winter; Zebulon R. Shipherd
Succeeded by	Ezra C. Gross; Nathaniel Pitcher
Personal details
Born	February 22, 1779; Salem, New York, U.S.
Died	October 19, 1863 (aged 84); Utica, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery; Utica, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ruth Wheeler
Alma mater	Union College
Profession	Attorney; judge; politician;

John Savage (February 22, 1779, in Salem, Washington County, New York – October 19, 1863, in Utica, Oneida County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Savage was born on February 22, 1779, in Salem, New York. He was the son of Mary (née McNaughton) Savage and Edward Savage, who served in the Penobscot Expedition and enlisted in Col. Samuel McCobb's regiment during the American Revolutionary War.^[3]

He graduated from Union College in 1799. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1800.^[1]

Career

After being admitted to the bar, Savage commenced practice in Salem, N.Y. He was District Attorney of the Fourth District from 1806 to 1811, and from 1812 to 1815, his jurisdiction comprising Washington, Essex, Clinton and St. Lawrence Counties, from 1808 on also Franklin County, and from 1813 on also Warren County.^[4]

He was a member from Washington and Warren Counties of the New York State Assembly in 1814. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1819.^[4]

He was District Attorney of Washington County from 1818 to 1820. He was New York State Comptroller from 1821 to 1823. He was chief justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1823 to 1837. In 1828, he was appointed Treasurer of the United States, but declined. He was a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1844.^[1]

Personal life

Savage was married to Ruth Wheeler (1784–1837). Ruth was the daughter of Anna (née Lyman) Wheeler and Gideon Wheeler, who also fought in the Revolutionary War under Capt. David Wheeler and Capt. Asa Barnes. Together they were the parents of:^[3]

Mary Ann Savage (1819–1846), who married Ward Hunt (1810–1886), the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, and an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.^[5]

Savage died on October 19, 1863, in Utica, New York. He was buried at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "SAVAGE, John - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
^ Weeks, Lyman Horace; Dougherty, John Hampden (1911). Legal and Judicial History of New York. National Americana Society. pp. 125–126.
^ ^a ^b Daughters of the American Revolution (1900). Lineage Book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution. p. 247. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Hough, A.M., M.D., Franklin Benjamin (1858). The New York Civil List: Containing the Names and Origin of the Civil Divisions, and the Names and Dates of Election or Appointment of the Principal State and County Officers from the Revolution to the Present Time. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons and Co., Publishers. Retrieved April 6, 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Obituary. Ex-Judge Ward Hunt". The New York Times. March 25, 1886. Retrieved April 6, 2018.

External links

United States Congress. "John Savage (id: S000082)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
John Savage at Find a Grave
[1] Political Graveyard

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Elisha I. Winter, Zebulon R. Shipherd	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th congressional district 1815–1819 with Asa Adgate 1815–17 and John Palmer 1817–19	Succeeded by Ezra C. Gross, Nathaniel Pitcher
Political offices
Preceded by Archibald McIntyre	New York State Comptroller 1821–1823	Succeeded by William L. Marcy
Legal offices
Preceded by Ambrose Spencer	Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court 1823–1837	Succeeded by Samuel Nelson