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Charles Carter Drury
Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury (August 27, 1846 – May 18, 1914) was a Canadian Royal Navy Admiral who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.
==Naval career==
Born in Rothesay, New Brunswick, he was the son of LeBaron Drury (1813–1882), British Consul and High Sheriff of Saint John, New Brunswick, by his wife Eliza Sophia Poyntz, daughter of Colonel James Poyntz (1796–1887), of the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot.
Drury joined the Royal Navy and was made a sub-lieutenant in 1865. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1868, to Commander in 1878 and to Captain in 1885. Drury was appointed Commanding Officer of the battleship HMS ''Hood'' in 1895.〔(HMS Hood )〕
Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1899, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station from June 1902, and then Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1903.〔(Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904 - 1975 )〕 He was promoted to Vice-Admiral in 1904, and became Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1907 before being promoted to Admiral and becoming Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1908.〔(Attending the Prince of Wales ) The Duke of York's Royal Military School〕〔(Matron's Memories - the Gillingham naval orphans' home ) Naval Historical Collectors & Research Association〕 He retired in 1911.〔
He was Aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria from 1897 to 1899. His first cousin, Major-General Charles William Drury, was the father of Lady Beaverbrook.
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