Richard Akinwande Savage
Richard Akinwande Savage | |
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Born | 1874 |
Died | 1935 | (aged 60–61)
Nationality | Nigerian |
Occupation(s) | Physician, journalist |
Known for | Nigerian Spectator |
Spouse | Maggie S Bowie (m. 1899) |
Children |
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Richard Akinwande Savage (1874–1935) was a prominent physician, journalist and politician in Lagos, Nigeria during the colonial era.
Early years
Richard Akinwande Savage was born in 1874, the son of a successful merchant in Lagos descended from
Political activity
Savage was one of the leading members of the
The People's Union, which was in favour of gradual introduction of reforms, opposed the more radical and nationalist Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP), founded in 1922 by Herbert Macaulay.[3] The People's Union dissolved in 1928 after Randle died.[2]
Around 1914, Savage was among those who proposed the
Savage was a regular contributor to the Gold Coast Leader. In about 1915, he returned to Lagos, where he began to practise medicine privately, and continued to contribute to local newspapers. He later founded the Nigerian Spectator (1923–1930) and the Akibooni Press. He also set up the Lagos Committee of the NCBWA. After he failed to be nominated Egbaland representative on the Legislative Council, he broke up the NCBWA Lagos Committee.[1] Around 1920, he was a founding member and secretary of the Egba Society.
Private life
In 1899, Richard Akiwande Savage married Maggie Bowie, a Scottish woman, and had two children who followed his footsteps in the field of medicine: Major Richard Gabriel Akinwande Savage and Dr Agnes Yewande Savage.[6]
Death
Richard Akinwande Savage died in 1935.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Sherwood 2012, p. 263.
- ^ a b Sklar 2004, p. 48.
- ^ Awa 1964, pp. 94–95.
- ^ Britannica 2010, p. 185.
- ^ Falola 2002, p. 216.
- ^ "CAS Students to Lead Seminar On University's African Alumni, Pt. IV: Agnes Yewande Savage". University of Edinburgh – Center for African Studies Postgraduate Students Blog. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
Sources
- Awa, Eme O. (1964). Federal Government in Nigeria. University of California Press. GGKEY:1QY5QRE1913. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- Britannica (1 October 2010). The History of Western Africa. Britannica Educational Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61530-399-1. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- Falola, Toyin (2002). Key Events in African History: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-313-31323-3. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- Sherwood, Marika (20 April 2012). Origins of Pan-Africanism: Henry Sylvester Williams, Africa, and the African Diaspora. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-63323-9. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- Sklar, Richard L. (2004). Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation. Africa World Press. ISBN 978-1-59221-209-5. Retrieved 16 March 2015.