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Memorable Manitobans: Charles Edward Drewry (1877-1966)

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Charles Edward Drewry
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Brewer.

Born at Winnipeg on 27 May 1877, son of Edward Lancaster Drewry and Eliza Lile Starkey (1852-1922), he was active with the family brewing company until its sale in 1920 when he retired to private business in which he was active until his death.

On 4 May 1939, he married Catherine Minnie Murray (1890-1977) with whom he had no children. Drewry was a sports enthusiast in earlier years and was a member of the Winnipeg Rowing Club. He was a member of the Manitoba Club, St. Charles Country Club, Fellowship Club, Advisory Board of the Canada Trust, and Sanatorium Board of Manitoba. He was Rectors Warden Emeritus of St. John’s Cathedral.

He died at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 25 January 1966 and was buried in the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery.

Sources:

Marriage registration [Charles Eward Drewry, Catherine Minnie Murray], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 27 January 1966.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 October 2022

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