John Houston Savage
| John Houston Savage | |
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| John H Savage as a Lieutenant Colonel of the Eleventh U.S. Infantry in the War with Mexico Tennessee | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
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| Preceded by | Hugh Hill |
| Succeeded by | William Cullom |
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In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 |
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| Preceded by | William Cullom |
| Succeeded by | William B. Stokes |
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October 9, 1815 McMinnville, Tennessee |
| Died | April 5, 1904 (aged 88) McMinnville, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | soldier, lawyer, politician |
John Houston Savage (October 9, 1815 – April 5, 1904) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee.
Savage was born in McMinnville, Tennessee on October 9, 1815, son of George and Elizabeth Kenner Savage. He attended the common schools and served as a private in the Seminole War. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Smithville, Tennessee.
After serving as a colonel of the state militia, Savage was the Attorney General of the fourth district of Tennessee from 1841 to 1847. He was commissioned as major of the 14th US Infantry in March 1847, and he was subsequently promoted to lieutenant colonel of the 1847-1848 11th Infantry Regiment (United States) in September of the same year.
Savage was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, but he declined to be a candidate for re-election. He served from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1853. He was again elected to the Thirty-fourth and the Thirty-fifth United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1855 to March 3, 1859.
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