Charles Edward Michael Terry,

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

OStJ The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (), commonly known as the Order of St John, and also known as St John International, is an order of chivalry constituted in 1888 by royal charter from Queen Victoria and dedica ...

(1897 – 13 April 1980) was a Hong Kong businessman. He was an

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of the Executive Council and

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. Terry was an appointed

of the

from 1950 to 1959. He was an unofficial member of the

Executive Council of Hong Kong The Executive Council of Hong Kong (ExCo) is the Cabinet (government), cabinet of the Government of Hong Kong, acting as a formal body of advisers to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong that serves as a core policy-making organ assisting the c ...

until he was succeeded by

Richard Charles Lee Richard Charles Lee Ming-Chak, CBE (; 7 March 1905 – 6 July 1983) was a Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist. Early life Lee was born on 7 March 1905 in British Hong Kong. Lee's father was Hysan Lee, a prominent local merchant and of ...

on 28 May 1961. He was the president of the St. Patrick's Society of Hong Kong in 1941. In 1952, he became the founding commissioner of the

Civil Aid Service The Civil Aid Service (CAS) is a civil organisation that assists in a variety of auxiliary emergency roles, including search and rescue operations in Hong Kong. CAS is funded by the Hong Kong Government and its members wear uniforms. Hist ...

, a civil organisation that assist in a variety of auxiliary emergency roles, and chairman of the Hong Kong St. John Ambulance in 1963. He was awarded Officer and Commander of the

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(OBE and CBE) in 1955 and 1959 respectively for his public services in Hong Kong. In 1963, he was awarded Officer of the

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. He died in Queensland, Australia in April 1980.Charles Edward Michael Terry death record
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Terry, Charles Edward Michael 1897 births 1980 deaths British expatriates in Hong Kong Hong Kong businesspeople Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong Officers of the Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Officers of the Order of St John