Wallace H. Savage
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Wallace Savage attorney, was mayor of Dallas 1949-1951.
He was in the first graduating class of Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas. In an oral history interview, Wallace Savage described his mother's influence on his college and career choice. She was from Virginia, attended school in Galveston and graduated from the University of Texas. She received a law degree and was a member of the Texas Bar and American Bar Associations. It was at her suggestion that he attended the University of Virginia and pursue a career in law. He first attended Southern Methodist University, graduated of University of Virginia and later graduated from Harvard Law School.
Savage, assigned to the Eighth Naval District, New Orleans, served in the Pacific during World War II and reached the rank of commander. He served as supply officer on the aircraft carrier USS Manila Bay. He was a member of the American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He became a partner of the law firm of Runge, Lane and Savage in 1946.
During this time, city council elected the mayor from among those councilmen elected by the electorate. The Citizens Charter Association greatly influenced city government. Savage had served as Mayor Pro Tem during the preceding term of office. As mayor, he eliminated the city's segregated ambulance service and sought fair treatment of Dallas' black citizens. The need for more housing for African Americans was an issue of the city council. During his term of office, Central Expressway, the first major freeway in Dallas, was opened.
Salvage resigned as chairman of the Dallas county Democratic party to become a candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 4th District, 1954. He lost to Republican Bruce Alger
. He and his wife, Dorothy, lead efforts to preserve the Swiss Avenue
Historic area. Mrs. Savage's helped to organize Preservation Dallas which focuses on historic Dallas buildings.
Wallace H. Savage died June 20, 2000 in Dallas, Texas and was interred at Moore Cemetery, Arlington.
Biography
Wallace Hamilton Savage was born in November 21, 1912 in Houston, Harris, Texas to Homer Hamilton Savage and Mary Wallace. He married Dorothy Minnie Harris, daughter of William R. and Lillie E. Harris on September 17, 1940 in Dallas. They had two daughters: Virginia and Dorothy.He was in the first graduating class of Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas. In an oral history interview, Wallace Savage described his mother's influence on his college and career choice. She was from Virginia, attended school in Galveston and graduated from the University of Texas. She received a law degree and was a member of the Texas Bar and American Bar Associations. It was at her suggestion that he attended the University of Virginia and pursue a career in law. He first attended Southern Methodist University, graduated of University of Virginia and later graduated from Harvard Law School.
Savage, assigned to the Eighth Naval District, New Orleans, served in the Pacific during World War II and reached the rank of commander. He served as supply officer on the aircraft carrier USS Manila Bay. He was a member of the American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He became a partner of the law firm of Runge, Lane and Savage in 1946.
During this time, city council elected the mayor from among those councilmen elected by the electorate. The Citizens Charter Association greatly influenced city government. Savage had served as Mayor Pro Tem during the preceding term of office. As mayor, he eliminated the city's segregated ambulance service and sought fair treatment of Dallas' black citizens. The need for more housing for African Americans was an issue of the city council. During his term of office, Central Expressway, the first major freeway in Dallas, was opened.
Salvage resigned as chairman of the Dallas county Democratic party to become a candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 4th District, 1954. He lost to Republican Bruce Alger
Bruce Alger
Bruce Reynolds Alger is an American politician and a former Republican U.S. representative from Texas, the first to have represented a Dallas district since Reconstruction. He served from 1955 until 1965. He was born in Dallas but was reared in Webster Groves, Missouri, a small suburb of St...
. He and his wife, Dorothy, lead efforts to preserve the Swiss Avenue
Swiss Avenue
Swiss Avenue is an elegant residential street and historic district in east Dallas, Texas . The tree-lined street is 2.5 miles long with approximately 200 carefully preserved and restored historic homes representing several architectural styles including Mediterranean, Spanish, Georgian, Prairie,...
Historic area. Mrs. Savage's helped to organize Preservation Dallas which focuses on historic Dallas buildings.
Wallace H. Savage died June 20, 2000 in Dallas, Texas and was interred at Moore Cemetery, Arlington.