Charles Drury
Charles Mills "Bud" Drury, PC OC CBE DSO QC (May 17, 1912 – January 12, 1991) was a Canadian soldier, businessman, and politician.
Charles Mills "Bud" Drury | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Antoine—Westmount ⋅ | |
In office June 18, 1962 – June 24, 1968 | |
Preceded by | A. Ross Webster |
Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1966. |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Westmount ⋅ | |
In office June 25, 1968 – January 26, 1978 | |
Preceded by | District was created in 1966 |
Succeeded by | Don Johnston |
Personal details | |
Born | Westmount, Quebec, Canada | May 17, 1912
Died | January 12, 1991 78) | (aged
Political party | Liberal |
Awards | CBE DSO Order of Canada |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Canada |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1933-1970 |
Rank | |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Education
Born in Westmount, Quebec, he was educated at Selwyn House School[1] and graduated from the RMC, in Kingston, Ontario; McGill University and the University of Paris.
Career
During World War II, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. After the war, he was chief of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration from 1945 to 1947. Drury was appointed deputy minister of national defence from 1948 to 1955. He spent 1955 to 1962 in private business.
He was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the Montreal riding of Saint-Antoine—Westmount (later Westmount) in the 1962 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, and 1974 elections.
He held many ministerial positions in the governments of Prime Ministers Lester Pearson and Pierre Trudeau, including: Defence Production, Industry, Trade and Commerce, Treasury Board, National Defence, Public Works, Finance, and State for Science and Technology.
After leaving politics, he became chairman of the National Capital Commission, from 1978 to 1984.
In 1980, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Electoral record (partial)
1974 Canadian federal election: Westmount | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Charles Drury | 20,816 | 57.61 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Michael Meighen | 11,575 | 32.03 | |||||
New Democratic | Peter P. Berlow | 3,140 | 8.69 | |||||
Social Credit | Joseph Ranger | 412 | 1.14 | |||||
Marxist–Leninist | Lawrence Tansey | 190 | 0.53 | |||||
Total valid votes | 36,133 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 994 | |||||||
Turnout | 37,127 | 71.96 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 51,592 |
References
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Government offices | ||
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Preceded by Unknown |
Deputy Minister of National Defence 1948 – 1955 |
Succeeded by Frank Robert Miller |