John Savage (Irish politician)

Sir John Savage (1814 - 1883) was the mayor of Belfast, Ireland (now Northern Ireland) in 1872.

Born in 1814 in Glenavy, a town in County 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]