Richard Savage, Earl Rivers, best remembered by the tragic history of Richard Savage, the poet, his illegitimate son by Lady Macclesfield, whose story has been told so powerfully by Johnson. Lord Rivers was one of the first military men to join the standard of the Prince of Orange, and served with him in several campaigns. He joined a reputation for ability with that of a noted rake. 'I loved the man, but hate his memory,' says Swift, after his death in 1712. He was now Constable of the Tower, and Envoy to Hanover; and afterwards succeeded Marlborough as Master of Ordnance.