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Richard
Henry Savage and Patricia Clarke Wildman had only one child of their own;
Patricia died in childbirth. This son was Victor Savage, top picture. Little is known of the life of Victor
except that he was murdered by his uncle Culverton Smith, who apprehended by
Sherlock Holmes as recorded by John H. Watson in “The Adventure of the
Dying Detective.”
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What
Watson did not record was that Victor Savage had sent his wife and son to
Queensland, Australia to live when he discovered his uncle’s evil
intentions.
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Over the
years the Savages prospered in Australia, with Victor Savage’s son John
becoming a millionaire. Savage had made his fortune through his cattle
property “Orion” and
with a typical Savage love of adventure designed and built the yacht Astradora
and sailed around the world. The picture of John Savage is taken from the
society page of The Globe newspaper during his final trip to England.
Sadly Savage was murdered, although at the time his death was ruled a
suicide.
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