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Gus Savage (Augustus Alexander Savage) was born on 30 October, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., is an American politician. Discover Gus Savage's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

Popular As Augustus Alexander Savage
Occupation N/A
Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 30 October 1925
Birthday 30 October
Birthplace Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of death 31 October, 2015
Died Place Olympia Fields, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Gus Savage's Wife?

His wife is Eunice King (1946-81; her death)

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Wife Eunice King (1946-81; her death)
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Children Thomas James, Emma Mae

Gus Savage Net Worth

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1925

Augustus Alexander "Gus" Savage (October 30, 1925 – October 31, 2015) was an American entrepreneur, publisher and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois.

Savage was born in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated from Roosevelt University in Chicago.

1943

He served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946 and then worked as a journalist from 1954 to 1979, owning a chain of weekly community newspapers in the Chicago area including the South End Citizen.

The Chicago Citizen Newspaper Group became the largest Black-owned chain of weekly newspapers in the Midwest with a circulation of 121,000.

1948

Savage entered political life in 1948 as a Progressive Party organizer.

1968

He challenged the local establishment's chosen candidates for the House of Representatives in 1968 and 1970, losing the Democratic primary both times, but won election to the House in 1980, representing the 2nd District on Chicago's South Side for 6 terms, from January 1981 to January 1993.

1983

In 1983 he joined with 7 other Congressional Representatives to sponsor a resolution to impeach Ronald Reagan over his sudden and unexpected invasion of Grenada.

1988

He faced a rematch with Mel Reynolds, who had challenged him in the 1988 and 1990 primaries.

Savage claimed that "racist Jews" were donating to Reynolds, while Reynolds claimed that Savage was involved in a drive-by shooting that injured him.

1989

In 1989, Savage was accused of trying to force himself on a female Peace Corps worker in Zaire.

He denied the allegations and blamed them on the "racist press."

The House Ethics Committee decided that the events did indeed occur, but it did not take disciplinary action only because Savage wrote a letter of apology.

Savage had long been controversial even in his own district.

His racially incendiary and anti-Semitic remarks frequently drew bipartisan criticism.

He never won a primary election–the real contest in this overwhelmingly Democratic district–with more than 52% of the vote, and usually faced multiple challengers.

1992

For the 1992 election, redistricting pushed his district further into Chicago's south suburbs, territory that Savage did not know and that did not know him.

Although Savage accused Reynolds of staging the shooting, he lost the 1992 election to Reynolds by a margin of 63%-37% after voters in the suburban portion of the district voted 4-to-1 for Reynolds.

In defeat Savage declared, "We have lost to the white racist press and to the racist reactionary Jewish misleaders."

In one of his final acts as chairman of the House Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, excavation and construction at the site of the African Burial Ground in New York City was temporarily halted in 1992, pending further evaluation by the General Services Administration, after Savage was able to leverage his reputation as a national political figure to bring attention to the potential importance of the site.

1993

The site was eventually designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993 and a National Monument in 2006 by President George W. Bush.

2015

Savage died on October 31, 2015, one day after his 90th birthday, which he celebrated with his closest friends and family.

He is survived by his son Thomas Savage, daughter, Dr. Emma Savage, and grandchildren Thomas Savage Jr., Chyella McBride, and Alexandria Savage.