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Michael Joseph Savage

1872 - 1940

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Michael Joseph Savage (23 March 1872 – 27 March 1940) was an Australian-born New Zealand politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of New Zealand, heading the First Labour Government from 1935 until his death in 1940. Savage was born in the Colony of Victoria (present-day Australia), and emigrated to New Zealand in 1907 at the age of 35. A labourer, he became a trade unionist, and in 1910 was elected president of the Auckland Trades and Labour Council. Savage supported the formation of the New Zealand Labour Party in July 1916. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Joseph Savage is the 17,471st most popular politician (down from 17,379th in 2019), the 439th most popular biography from Australia (down from 422nd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Australian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michael Joseph Savage ranks 17,471 out of 19,576. Before him are Frank Lautenberg, Susie Wolff, Nathaniel P. Banks, Gao Zhisheng, Susi Pudjiastuti, and Jorge Del Castillo. After him are Francis Lewis, Charles Magill Conrad, William Ellery, Steny Hoyer, Vasundhara Raje, and Magomedsalam Magomedov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Michael Joseph Savage ranks 198. Before him are James Young, Mary Engle Pennington, Harlan F. Stone, Henry Seiling, William Nicholson, and Ralph Lewis. After him are Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, Paul Laurence Dunbar, George Dern, and Fannie Ward. Among people deceased in 1940, Michael Joseph Savage ranks 197. Before him are Rudolf Thurneysen, Frederick Merriman, Flora Finch, Gregorio Aglipay, Lillian Wald, and George Lansbury. After him are Walter Connolly, Maude Abbott, William Lashly, George B. Cortelyou, C. Henry Gordon, and Lily Williams.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Michael Joseph Savage ranks 439 out of 1,143. Before him are Lucy Fry (1992), Boy Charlton (1907), The Kid Laroi (2003), Frank Gambale (1958), Helen Gourlay (1946), and Barry Otto (1941). After him are DBC Pierre (1961), Jim Jefferies (1977), Troy Bayliss (1969), Samantha Stosur (1984), Iggy Azalea (1990), and Nicola McDermott (1996).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, Michael Joseph Savage ranks 38. Before him are John McEwen (1900), Andrew Lesnie (1956), Joan Hartigan (1912), Frank Forde (1890), Bill Hayden (1933), and Bob Tinning (1925). After him are H. V. Evatt (1894), Edith Cowan (1861), Andrew Cooper (1964), Ben Williams (1977), Julie Bishop (1956), and Bob Carr (1947).

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