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Born in 1814 in Glenavy, a town in Antrim, he was knighted upon becoming mayor of Belfast. [1]
Following a riot in the Summer of 1872 that served as a precursor to the 1886 Belfast Riots, he put forth a proclamation that closed public houses for a week, authorized government forces to disperse any public gatherings, and authorized government forces to enter any buildings where shots had been fired. [2]
Savage eventually removed constabulary forces from the city, citing the "perfectly peaceful condition" that had arisen after hostilities had cooled. [3]
He married a woman named Mary Turtle in 1838, [4] and died in 1883, allegedly committing suicide without reason. [5]
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