Charles Drury

For the former Ontario MPP and cabinet minister, see Charles Alfred Drury.

The Hon. Bud Drury
Born	(17 May 1912 Westmount, Quebec,
Died	12 January 1991)
Allegiance	Canada
Rank	Brigadier General
Awards	PC , OC , QC , CBE , DSO
Other work	United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration; National Capital Commission,

Charles Mills "Bud" Drury, PC, OC, QC, CBE, DSO (17 May 1912 – 12 January 1991) was a Canadian soldier, businessman, and politician.

Education

Born in Westmount, Quebec, he 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 federal election : Westmount edit
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal	(x)Charles Drury	20,816	57.61
	Progressive Conservative	Michael Meighen	11,575	32.03
	New Democratic Party	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

• Charles Drury - Parliament of Canada biography
• Charles Mills Drury at The Canadian Encyclopedia

Books

• 4237 Dr. Adrian Preston & Peter Dennis (Edited) "Swords and Covenants" Rowman And Littlefield, London. Croom Helm. 1976.
• H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College of Canada" 1997 Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1969.
• H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "Canada's RMC - A History of Royal Military College" Second Edition 1982
• H16511 Dr. Richard Preston "R.M.C. and Kingston: The effect of imperial and military influences on a Canadian community" 1968 Kingston, Ontario.
• H1877 R. Guy C. Smith (editor) "As You Were! Ex-Cadets Remember". In 2 Volumes. Volume I: 1876-1918. Volume II: 1919-1984. RMC. Kingston, Ontario. The R.M.C. Club of Canada. 1984

Government offices
Preceded by Unknown	Deputy Minister of National Defence 1948 – 1955	Succeeded by Frank Robert Miller

Persondata
Name	Drury, Charles
Alternative names
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Date of birth	17 May 1912
Place of birth	Westmount, Quebec
Date of death	12 January 1991
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