Background
He was born at Palgrave in Suffolk and educated at Marlborough College and Street John"s College, Oxford.
He was born at Palgrave in Suffolk and educated at Marlborough College and Street John"s College, Oxford.
Street John"s College.
He taught French and English including at the University of Marburg before becoming Professor of French Language and Romance Philology at Queen"s University, Belfast in 1909. In the First World War, he was attached to the Intelligence Division of the Admiralty. He held the seat until its abolition in 1950, at which point he was elected for South Antrim, which he represented until 1955.
He was knighted in 1952.
He became special investigator into the Katyn massacre of Polish officers in 1940.
37th United Kingdom Parliament. 38th United Kingdom Parliament. 39th United Kingdom Parliament.
40th United Kingdom Parliament]
Following the death of Thomas Sinclair, Savory was elected unopposed as Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for the seat of Queen"s University of Belfast, retiring from his university chairman