Peter Gould Savage was a village councillor for Richmond Hill, Ontario

Richmond Hill, Ontario

Richmond Hill is a town located in Southern Ontario, Canada in the central portion of York Region, Ontario. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, being located about halfway between Toronto and Lake Simcoe...

 from 1876 to 1879 and 1885 to 1896. From 1897 until 1905, he served as reeve for the Richmond Hill Village Council.

Born in Dundee, Scotland, Savage came to Richmond Hill, Ontario. Savage owned a furniture store on Yonge Street

Yonge Street

Yonge Street is a major arterial route connecting the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto to Lake Simcoe, a gateway to the Upper Great Lakes. It was formerly listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest street in the world at , and the construction of Yonge Street is designated an "Event of...

in Richmond Hill, which opened sometime around 1869. He stood for village councillor and was elected in 1876. He was re-elected as a council in 1877, 1878 and 1879. He was again elected to the position each year from 1885 through 1896. In 1897 he stood for reeve and was elected, and was re-elected each year through 1905.

Savage died in 1922, and was buried in Richmond Hill Presbyterian Cemetery.