Toy Dixon Savage Jr. (October 12, 1921 – December 7, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who represented

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in the

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Early life

Toy Dixon Savage Jr. was born on October 12, 1921, in

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, to Hildreth (née Gatewood) and Toy Dixon Savage. His father was a lawyer in Norfolk. His grandfather was Commodore James Duncan Gatewood. He attended public schools in Norfolk,

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and

Woodberry Forest School Woodberry Forest School is a private, all-male boarding school located in Woodberry Forest, Madison County, Virginia Madison County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,837. It ...

. He graduated from the

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with a

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in 1943 and later a

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at the

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Career

Savage was a lawyer and was president of the

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from 1969 to 1970. He was a founder of the law firm Willcox Savage. He served in the

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and attained the rank of

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. Savage was a Democrat. He served in the

, representing Norfolk, from 1954 to 1963.

Personal life

Savage married Mary Hunter Hankins, daughter of Nell Agnes (née Taylor) and Thornton Wilson Hankins, of Fordwick, Virginia, on October 19, 1946. He had two children, Tracy and Toy III. His wife died in 2003. He also married Eleanor Rosalie. He was a Baptist. He lived at Greenway Court in Norfolk. Savage died on December 7, 2017, and was interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Savage, Toy D. Jr. 1921 births 2017 deaths Politicians from Norfolk, Virginia University of Virginia alumni University of Virginia School of Law alumni United States Navy personnel of World War II Virginia lawyers Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly