Ezra Perin Savage was a Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

 republican politician

Politician

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 best known for being the 12th Governor of Nebraska from 1901 to 1903. He was the tenth Lieutenant Governor in 1901.

Early life

Ezra Perin Savage was born in Connersville, Indiana

Connersville, Indiana

At the 2000 census, there were 15,411 people, 6,382 households and 4,135 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,894.5 per square mile . There were 6,974 housing units at an average density of 857.3 per square mile...

, on April 3, 1842, but his parents moved to Iowa shortly after his birth. He graduated from high school in Davenport, Iowa

Davenport, Iowa

Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...

 and then attended Iowa College. He enlisted at the start of the Civil War, but he was discharged due to a disability. After the war he returned to Iowa and studied law. Savage moved to Nebraska in 1879 and staked a claim in Custer County

Custer County, Nebraska

-History:Custer County was formed in 1877. It was named after General George Armstrong Custer, who was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn.-Demographics:...

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Political career

In 1883, Savage was elected to the state Legislature, where he served two terms. After leaving office he moved to Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

 where he became the first mayor of South Omaha

South Omaha, Nebraska

South Omaha, Nebraska is a former city and current district of Omaha, Nebraska. During its initial development phase the town's nickname was "The Magic City" because of the seemingly overnight growth due to the rapid development of the Union Stockyards. Annexed by the City of Omaha in 1915, the...

. Savage took over as governor of Nebraska in 1901 after the resignation of Charles H. Dietrich.

Death

Shortly after serving out his one term as governor, Savage moved to Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...

. He died there on January 9, 1920.