Toy D. Savage Jr.

Toy Dixon Savage Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who represented Norfolk in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Early life

Toy Dixon Savage Jr. was born on October 12, 1921, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Hildreth and Toy Dixon Savage. His father was a lawyer in Norfolk. His grandfather was Commodore James Duncan Gatewood. He attended public schools in Norfolk, Norfolk Academy and Woodberry Forest School. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts in 1943 and later a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Career

Savage was a lawyer and was president of the Virginia Bar Association from 1969 to 1970. He was a founder of the law firm Willcox Savage. He served in the United States Navy Reserve in World War II and attained the rank of lieutenant.
Savage was a Democrat. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Norfolk, from 1954 to 1963.

Personal life

Savage married Mary Hunter Hankins, daughter of Nell Agnes 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.