John Savage

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.

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.

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.

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.

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