Edward Nigel Drury (15 May 1911 – 17 May 1984) was an Australian politician and grandson of Colonel

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, pastoralist, business man, the first CEO of the

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, and a member of the family well known in Brisbane at the end of the 19th century. Drury was born in

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and was educated at

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before becoming a corporate accountant. He served in the military from 1942 to 1946 and was on the

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State Executive of the

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on his return. In 1949, he was elected to the

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as the Liberal member for the new seat of Ryan. In the same year, he married Valerie Thomas, daughter of the Naval Officer in Charge of Brisbane during the Second World War, Captain E P Thomas. During his parliamentary career, he was chairman of the Commonwealth Immigration Planning Council, a deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, chairman of the Privileges Committee, and for many years deputy chairman of committees of the House. He held the seat of Ryan through 11 elections, until his retirement in 1975. Drury died in 1984 and was buried in

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.Drury Edward Nigel
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 20 July 2014. His son Dr. Christopher Drury served as the Australian Electoral Officer for South Australia from 2001 until 2011.

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1911 births 1984 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Ryan Members of the Australian House of Representatives Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Burials at Toowong Cemetery People educated at Brisbane Grammar School Australian MPs 1949–1951 Australian MPs 1951–1954 Australian MPs 1954–1955 Australian MPs 1955–1958 Australian MPs 1958–1961 Australian MPs 1961–1963 Australian MPs 1963–1966 Australian MPs 1966–1969 Australian MPs 1969–1972 Australian MPs 1972–1974 Australian MPs 1974–1975 {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub