Person:Michael Savage (3)

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Michael Joseph Savage
b.23 Mar 1872 Tatong, Victoria, Australia
d.27 Mar 1940 Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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m. 1859
  1. Rose Mary Ann Savage1861 - 1891
  2. Michael Joseph Savage1872 - 1940
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Name Michael Joseph Savage
Gender Male
Birth[1][4] 23 Mar 1872 Tatong, Victoria, Australia
Immigration[4] 9 Oct 1907 Wellington, Wellington, New Zealandon board the Manuka
Occupation[3][4] From 1935 to 1940 Prime Minister of New Zealand
Death[2][3][4] 27 Mar 1940 Wellington, Wellington, New ZealandPrime Minister's residence, Northland
Cause of Death[3][4] colon cancer

Michael Joseph Savage served as the 23rd Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1935 to his death in 1940. Though he never married or had children, Savage continuously lived with the family of Alf and Elizabeth French for many years from his arrival in Auckland in 1908.[4]

References
  1. ↑ Victoria, Australia. Registry of births, deaths & marriages. (Department of Justice and Regulation, Victoria State Government)
    Birth registration 21602/1872.

    Family name: Savage; Given name(s): Michael; Mother's name: Johanna (Hayes); Father's name: Richard. Accessed 18 July 2025.

  2. ↑ New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records
    Death registration 1940/27942.

    Family Name: Savage; Given Name(s): Michael Joseph; Age at Death: 68Y. Accessed 18 July 2025.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Papers Past. (New Zealand: National Library of New Zealand)
    "DEATH OF PRIME MINISTER, MR. SAVAGE," Northern Advocate, 27 March 1940, p. 5.

    Accessed 18 July 2025 at https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19400327.2.60

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
    Biography: Savage, Michael Joseph (Barry Gustafson, 1998).

    Accessed 18 July 2025 at https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4s9/savage-michael-joseph

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