Edwin Sidney Savage
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Canon Edwin Sidney Savage MA(February 28, 1862 —
October 26, 1947) was an English
clergyman.
Savage was educated at New College, Eastbourne, University College London
and Oxford University Magdalen College, Oxford
and was notable for his many achievements, some of which are listed below.
He married Jane McEwan who died during birth of first and only son, Ronald McEwan Hill.
Edwin married for second time in 1889, Sibil, daughter of Dean Farrar of Canterbury
, by whom he had one son Cuthbert Savage and four daughters (Enid, Audrey, Rosella and Elflida).
Savage was rector of Hexham Abbey
1898-1919, during which he rebuilt much of the Abbey.
As Chief Commissioner for the YMCA in the Mediterranean, he served on 21 Ships during World War I
.
For his services to the Serbian Red Cross and for the relief of the civil population he was awarded the Order of St Sava and the military rank of Major by King Peter I of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The Holy Orthodox Church confired on him the Order of the Golden Cross the insignature of which, a massive pectoral cross of repousse gold, he habitually wore. He also served on the International Commission to report on the Bulgarian Atrocities.
On the evening of Sunday 26 October 1947 Canon Savage was found dead in a smoke-filled room after raising the alarm for a fire in his sitting room at 18 London Road, Bexhill a town he had been associated with for the previous 20 years. An inquest returned a verdict of accidental death but the real cause was never determined as there was no evidence found of burning.
Other achievements:
October 26, 1947) was an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
clergyman.
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
and Oxford University Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
and was notable for his many achievements, some of which are listed below.
He married Jane McEwan who died during birth of first and only son, Ronald McEwan Hill.
Edwin married for second time in 1889, Sibil, daughter of Dean Farrar of Canterbury
Frederic William Farrar
Frederic William Farrar was a cleric of the Church of England .Farrar was born in Bombay, India and educated at King William's College on the Isle of Man, King's College London and Trinity College, Cambridge. At Cambridge he won the Chancellor's Gold Medal for poetry in 1852...
, by whom he had one son Cuthbert Savage and four daughters (Enid, Audrey, Rosella and Elflida).
Savage was rector of Hexham Abbey
Hexham Abbey
Hexham Abbey is a place of Christian worship dedicated to St Andrew and located in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in northeast England. Since the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1537, the Abbey has been the parish church of Hexham.-History:...
1898-1919, during which he rebuilt much of the Abbey.
As Chief Commissioner for the YMCA in the Mediterranean, he served on 21 Ships during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
For his services to the Serbian Red Cross and for the relief of the civil population he was awarded the Order of St Sava and the military rank of Major by King Peter I of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The Holy Orthodox Church confired on him the Order of the Golden Cross the insignature of which, a massive pectoral cross of repousse gold, he habitually wore. He also served on the International Commission to report on the Bulgarian Atrocities.
On the evening of Sunday 26 October 1947 Canon Savage was found dead in a smoke-filled room after raising the alarm for a fire in his sitting room at 18 London Road, Bexhill a town he had been associated with for the previous 20 years. An inquest returned a verdict of accidental death but the real cause was never determined as there was no evidence found of burning.
- He built the Abbey Institute in Gilesgate Hexham currently the home of Hexham Community Centre.
- He restored and conserved the Church of St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield during his term as Rector 1929-1944.
- He held a number of appointments such as: Honorary Chaplain to the Butcher's Company Smithfield and the Makers of Playing Cards Company
Writings of Canon Edwin Sidney Savage
- Savage, Edwin S, " A Record of All Works Connected with Hexham Abbey since January 1899 and now in progress". J Catherall Hexham; 1907
- Savage, Canon E. Sydney. "Rahere Yesterday and Today & His Priory Church of St. Bartholomew: Its Chequered Story and An Appeal". London: Waterlow & Sons Limited, circa 1930.