George Savage (politician)

George Savage
Savage in 2007
Member of Craigavon Borough Council
In office 15 May 1985 – 22 May 2014
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Council abolished
Constituency	Lurgan
In office 20 May 1981 – 15 May 1985
Preceded by	Thomas Creith
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Craigavon Area D
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Upper Bann
In office 7 March 2007 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by	David Trimble
Succeeded by	Jo-Anne Dobson
In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded by	New Creation
Succeeded by	Sam Gardiner
Personal details
Born	(1941-11-26)26 November 1941 Donacloney, Northern Ireland
Died	1 October 2014(2014-10-01) (aged 72) Dromore, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party
Spouse	Joy Savage
Children	Kyle George Nigel
Profession	Farmer
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1971–1985
Unit	Ulster Defence Regiment
Battles/wars	The Troubles

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]