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Bud Drury

The Honourable
Charles Mills "Bud" Drury
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Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Saint-Antoine—Westmount
In office
1962–1968
Preceded by A. Ross Webster
Succeeded by District was abolished in 1966.
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Westmount
In office
1968–1978
Preceded by District was created in 1966.
Succeeded by Don Johnston
Personal details
Born (1912-05-17)17 May 1912
Westmount, Quebec
Died 12 January 1991(1991-01-12) (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.


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