The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . cated at the School of Engineers, at 1854 to 1856 he represented the town ofZamora in the constituent Cortes. In 1856 he wascompelled to seek shelter on French territory, hav-ing engaged in the revolutionary movement. Hereturned to Spain on an amnesty being proclaimed,becoming a professor in the School of Engineers, atMadrid, and also edited La Iberia, the leading organof the Progressist party. He again conspired in1866, and was again compelled to fly. He becameMinister of State in 1870, and in
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . cated at the School of Engineers, at 1854 to 1856 he represented the town ofZamora in the constituent Cortes. In 1856 he wascompelled to seek shelter on French territory, hav-ing engaged in the revolutionary movement. Hereturned to Spain on an amnesty being proclaimed,becoming a professor in the School of Engineers, atMadrid, and also edited La Iberia, the leading organof the Progressist party. He again conspired in1866, and was again compelled to fly. He becameMinister of State in 1870, and in 1874 he was succes-sively Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister of theInterior, President of the Council and Prime Minis-ter from 1881 to 1883. His ministry was followedby the Premiership of Seiior Jose Posado , on the resignation of the Canovas ministryat the death of King Alphonso XII, resumed officeas the head of a new Liberal ministry. Among theacts of his administration may be mentioned thepassing of the Anglo-Spanish commercial treaty. SAGE —ST. AUGUSTINE 643. He retired in 1890, but was again Premier from 1893to Marcli, 1895; and again in 1898-99. SAGE, Henry Williams, capitalist and pliilan-thropist; born in Middletown, Conn., Jan. 31, 1814;died at Ithaca, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1897. He estab-lished extensive lumber factories in Canada and theUnited States, and was one of the largest land-owners in Michigan. A prominent churchman, hetook great interest in educational affairs, and wasinstrumental in settling the question of co-educa-tion at Cornell University, and in the founding ofSage Hall for women. His bequests to other institu-tions were very large, his gifts to Corndll alone ag-gregating over one million dollars. He was a de-scendant of David Sage, who settled in Middletown,Conn., in 1652. SAGE, Russell, an American capitalist; born inOneida County, New York, Aug. 4, 1816. He early engaged in business inTroy, NewYork, and laterremoved to New YorkCity,
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