George Savage (26 November 1941 – 1 October 2014) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. A native of County Armagh, he served in the Northern Ireland Assembly as an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) member for Upper Bann from 1998 to 2003 and from 2007 to 2011. He was deselected by his constituency association ahead of the 2011 Assembly elections.[1][2] In 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in Upper Bann.[3]

Background

Born in Donacloney, he was the youngest of six children born to George, a dairy farmer and Jean (née Lamb) Savage. He was a member of the Orange Order and Royal Black Institution. A lifelong and devout Methodist, he was also a director of Glenavon F.C.[4]

Savage died on 1 October 2014, at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife Joy and their three sons, Kyle, George and Nigel.[5]

References

  1. ^ "BBC News – UUP Upper Bann MLA George Savage deselected". BBC News. BBC News. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. ^ "The Belfast Telegraph – Deselected MLA George Savage won't run for re-election". The Belfast Telegraph. The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. ^ Northern Ireland elections
  4. ^ "OBITUARY: George Savage, 1941–2014 – Belfast Newsletter". Newsletter.co.uk. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. ^ "George Savage: Tributes after former UUP stalwart dies - Belfast Newsletter". Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Arnold Hatch
 Mayor of Craigavon
1985–1987 		Succeeded by
Sydney Cairns
Preceded by Mayor of Craigavon
2005–2006 		Succeeded by
Kenneth Twyble
Northern Ireland Assembly
New assembly MLA for Upper Bann
1998–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by MLA for Upper Bann
2007–2011 		Succeeded by


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