Henry Edwin Savage (11 September 1854[1][2][3] – 19 April 1939) was an Anglican priest in the first half of the 20th century.[4]

He was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, the son of Rev. Robert Chapman Savage and Emma Storr.[3] He was educated at Haileybury and Christ's College, Cambridge.[1] After this he was elected a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and ordained in 1878.[5] He began his career with a curacy at St Luke's, New Chesterton[6] and was then Chaplain to the Bishop of Durham. Later he held incumbencies at Pelton, West Hartlepool and South Shields[7] before his elevation in 1909 to the Deanery of Lichfield Cathedral.[8] He died in 1939 in Lichfield.[9] There is a memorial to him within the cathedral.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Savage, Henry Edwin (SVG873HE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975
  3. 1 2 Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813–1910
  4. ↑ Gateway to the past
  5. ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  6. ↑ Genuki
  7. ↑ The Times, Thursday, Apr 18, 1895; pg. 4; Issue 34554; col C Ecclesiastical intelligence
  8. ↑ British History ON-Line
  9. ↑ "Obituary – Dr. H. E. Savage". The Times, Thursday, Apr 20, 1939; pg. 19; Issue 48284; col B
  10. ↑ The Staffordshire Encyclopaedia


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