Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Hunter SAVIDGE
Lumber Manufacturer and Capitalist, Spring Lake, Michigan, is the son of Benjamin and Esther (Hunter) Savidge, and was born in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1828. His father, a farmer, born in New Jersey, was a pioneer settler in Pennsylvania, and removed to Northumberland County, when his son was nine years of age. The boy, when very young, commenced working at the carpenter's trade, which he followed during the summer, earning ten dollars a month; and acquired his education by attending school in the winter. At the age of seventeen, he became a teacher, and continued this calling for eight years; carrying on the carpenter's trade in the summer months. In the year 1850, at the age of twenty-two, he removed to Rockford, Illinois, and followed his former occupations until 1853, when he commenced business for himself as a contractor and house builder,--an enterprise in which he was very successful. In 1856 he moved to Spring Lake, purchased a steam saw-mill, and engaged in the manufacture of lumber. He also bought a large tract of land in the Grand River Valley. In 1861 Mr. Cutler, of Grand Haven, joined him as a partner.
The firm met with such success, that, in 1871, they purchased a two-thirds interest in the saw-mill known as the property of Haire & Talford, Spring Lake. The firm of Cutler & Savidge was succeeded by the Cutler & Savidge Lumber Company, with five hundred thousand dollars paid-up capital. Of this company Mr. Savidge is President, and M. J. B. Hancock Secretary. When their mills are in operation, they employ two hundred or more men; and it is, probably, the most extensive lumber concern in the State. They have about three hundred million feet of standing pine. In 1873 Mr. Savidge erected, in Grand Haven, a fine block of buildings, known as the Odd-Fellows' Block, which is a credit to the city. In 1875 Mr. Savidge purchased Spring Lake Hotel, a beautiful summer resort, celebrated for its magnetic springs. He takes great pride in breeding and driving fine horses, some of which he has imported from Kentucky. His sympathies in politics are with the Democratic party. He is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, and has been an Odd-Fellow since 1858. February 12, 1857, he married Sarah C. Patten, of Grand Rapids, Michigan. They have three children.
Discreet in his ventures, energetic and prompt in business matters, Mr. Savidge has worked his way through life, and placed himself in the front rank of Michigan's honest and upright men.
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