The Honourable Charles Mills "Bud" Drury |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Antoine—Westmount ⋅ |
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In office 1962–1968 |
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Preceded by | A. Ross Webster |
Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1966. |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Westmount ⋅ |
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In office 1968–1978 |
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Preceded by | District was created in 1966. |
Succeeded by | Don Johnston |
Personal details | |
Born |
Westmount, Quebec |
17 May 1912
Died | 12 January 1991 | (aged 78)
Political party | Liberal |
Awards |
CBE DSO |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Canada |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Charles Mills "Bud" Drury, PC OC CBE DSO QC (17 May 1912 – 12 January 1991) was a Canadian soldier, businessman, and politician.
Born in Westmount, Quebec, he was educated at Selwyn House School and graduated from the RMC, in Kingston, Ontario; McGill University and the University of Paris.
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.