Drury
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Drury can refer to several things:
People named Drury:
- Drury, New ZealandDrury, New ZealandDrury is a rural town near Auckland, in northern New Zealand. Located 36 kilometres to the south of Auckland CBD, under authority of the Auckland Council. Drury lies at the southern border of the Auckland metropolitan area, 12 kilometres to the northeast of Pukekohe, close to the Papakura Channel,...
- Drury, Flintshire, UK
- Drury UniversityDrury UniversityDrury University is a private liberal arts college in Springfield, Missouri.The university enrolls about 1,550 undergraduates, over 2,000 adult part-time undergraduates and around 400 graduate students in six master's programs...
, formerly Drury College, Springfield, Missouri - Drury HotelsDrury HotelsDrury Hotels, LLC, or Drury Hotels is a St. Louis, Missouri based corporation that operates over 130 hotels in a 20 state area.The company employs approximately 4,000 people....
operator of Drury Inns - Drury LaneDrury LaneDrury Lane is a street on the eastern boundary of the Covent Garden area of London, running between Aldwych and High Holborn. The northern part is in the borough of Camden and the southern part in the City of Westminster....
, a famous street in the Westend of London - DruryDrury conventionThe Drury convention is a bridge convention, used to show a game-invitational major suit raise by a passed hand. In its simplest form, a response of 2, by a passed hand, to a 1 or a 1 opening, is artificial and, assuming a system like Standard American where only 5-card majors are opened, shows 3...
, a bridge convention - Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway located in Redwood National and State ParksRedwood National and State ParksThe Redwood National and State Parks are located in the United States, along the coast of northern California. Comprising Redwood National Park and California's Del Norte Coast, Jedediah Smith, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Parks , the combined RNSP contain...
- HMS DruryHMS Drury (K316)HMS Drury was a Captain class frigate of the Evarts-class of destroyer escort, originally commissioned to be built for the United States Navy. Before she was finished in 1942, she was transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of Lend-Lease, and saw service during the Second World War...
, a Captain class frigate
People named Drury:
- Adam DruryAdam DruryAdam James Drury is a professional footballer who plays for Norwich City.-Career:Drury joined Norwich City from Peterborough United in March 2001 for £500,000. He is a left-back and has been a regular for the Canaries since he signed for the club. He was voted Norwich City player of the year in...
(b. 1978), English footballer - Alfred DruryAlfred DruryAlfred Briscoe Drury, was an English architectural sculptor and figure in the New Sculpture movement.Born in London, Drury studied under Edouard Lanteri and Jules Dalou, with whom he worked between 1881 and 1885, and then became assistant to Joseph Boehm.Drury is best represented at the Victoria...
(1856-1944), English architectural sculptor - Allen DruryAllen DruryAllen Stuart Drury was a U.S. novelist. He wrote the 1959 novel Advise and Consent, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1960.- Early life & ancestry :...
(1918-1998), American novelist - Andy DruryAndy DruryAndrew Mark Drury is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crawley Town on loan from Ipswich Town in the Championship.-Early career:...
(b. 1983), English footballer - Arnold DruryArnold DruryArnold Joseph Drury was an Australian politician. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a manufacturing grocer. He served in the military 1942-1945. In 1958, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for South Australia. He held the...
(1912-1995), Australian politician - Ben DruryBen DruryBen Drury , is a British freelance designer.He was art director of Mo' Wax recordings and has worked extensively in the music industry, creating album artwork for Turin Brakes and Dizzee Rascal amongst others...
(b. 1972), British freelance designer - Charles Carter DruryCharles Carter DruryAdmiral Sir Charles Carter Drury, GCB, GCVO, KCSI was a Canadian Royal Navy Admiral who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Naval career:...
(1846-1914), Canadian Royal Navy admiral - Charles DruryCharles DruryCharles Mills "Bud" Drury, PC, OC, QC, CBE, DSO was a Canadian soldier, businessman, and politician.-Education:...
(1912-1991), Canadian soldier, businessman and politician - Chris Drury (artist)Chris Drury (artist)Chris Drury is a British environmental artist. His body of work includes ephemeral assemblies of natural materials, in the mode associated with Andy Goldsworthy, as well as more-permanent landscape art, works on paper, and indoor installations.Some of Drury's lasting works are "cloud chambers",...
(b. 1949), British environmental artist - Chris DruryChris DruryChristopher Drury is an American retired professional ice hockey player. Drury is a Hobey Baker Award-winner with Boston University, a Calder Trophy winner with the Colorado Avalanche, a Stanley Cup champion with the Avalanche, a two-time Olympic silver medalist with the United States, and a...
(b. 1975), American ice hockey player - David DruryDavid DruryDavid Brian Drury is a former English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Cumberland.Drury made his debut for Cumberland in the Minor Counties Championship on 28 May 1985, playing as a specialist batsman at number seven...
(b.1961), former English cricketer - Dru DruryDru DruryDru Drury was a British entomologist, one of the foremost of his time.He was born in Wood Lane, London. His father was a silversmith, and Dru took over the business in 1748. He retired as a silversmith in 1789 to devote his time entirely to entomology...
(1725–1804), British entomologist - Sir Drury Curzon Drury-LoweDrury Curzon Drury-LoweLieutenant-General Sir Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe GCB had a distinguished military career in the 19th century British Army.He was born on 3 January 1830 at Aston Lodge in Aston-on-Trent when he was called Drury Curzon Holden...
(1830-1908), British Army Lietenant-General - Ernest Charles DruryErnest Charles DruryErnest Charles Drury was a farmer, politician and writer who served as the eighth Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1919 to 1923 as the head of a United Farmers of Ontario - Labour coalition government.-Family:...
(1878-1968), Premier of OntarioPremier of OntarioThe Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...
from 1919 to 1923 - Henry DruryHenry DruryHenry Joseph Thomas "Harry" Drury was an English educator, classical scholar, and friend of Lord Byron.Henry Drury was born 27 April 1778, at Harrow, London, the son of Joseph Drury, headmaster of Harrow School....
(1778-1841), English classical scholar - Herb Drury (1895-1965), Canadian ice hockey player
- Herbert Drury (gymnast)Herbert Drury (gymnast)Herbert James Drury was a British gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.As a member of the British team in 1908 he finished eighth in the team competition....
(1883-1936), British gymnast - James DruryJames DruryJames Child Drury, Jr. is an American actor probably best known for his success in playing the title role in the 90-minute weekly Western television series The Virginian, broadcast on NBC from 1962-1971...
(b. 1934), American actor - John de DruryJohn de DruryJohn de Drury was a medieval knight who served in William the Conqueror's army. He accompanied William for the Norman Conquest of 1066. Drury fought in the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 14,1066...
and descendants - John DruryJohn DruryJohn Drury was an anchorman from Chicago, IL. He appeared on both WGN-TV and WLS-TV. Upon his retirement came the news that he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease...
(1927-2007), American TV anchorman - Joseph DruryJoseph DruryJoseph Drury was Head Master of Harrow School 1785–1805, and first of a dynasty of Drurys to teach at Harrow.He married Louisa Heath, from whose brother Benjamin Heath, he took over the head mastership of Harrow in 1785. His brother Mark Drury was Second Master at Harrow...
(1750-1834), headmaster of Harrow school (1785-1805) - Karen DruryKaren DruryKaren Drury is a British actress best known for her role as Susannah Farnham in Channel 4 soap, Brookside...
(b. 1958), English actress - Maurice O'Connor DruryMaurice O'Connor DruryMaurice O'Connor Drury was an English psychiatrist born in Exeter, Devon, England, of Irish parents....
(1907-1976), English psychiatrist and student of Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig WittgensteinLudwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austrian philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. He was professor in philosophy at the University of Cambridge from 1939 until 1947... - Morley DruryMorley DruryMorley E. Drury , nicknamed "The Noblest Trojan of Them All," was a quarterback for the University of Southern California.-College career:...
(1903- 1989), Canadian American footballer - Nevill DruryNevill DruryNevill Drury is an editor, publisher, and professional in many aspects of the publishing business, as well as the author of over forty books on subjects ranging from shamanism and western magical traditions to art, music, and anthropology. His books have been published in fifteen languages...
(b. 1947), English editor and publisher - Newton B. DruryNewton B. DruryNewton Bishop Drury was the fourth director of the American National Park Service and the executive director of the Save-the-Redwoods League.-Early life and career:...
(1889-1978), fourth director of the U.S. National Park ServiceNational Park ServiceThe National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations... - Nigel DruryNigel DruryEdward Nigel Drury, CBE was an Australian politician and grandson of Colonel E R Drury, pastoralist, business man, the first manager of the National Bank in Queensland and a member of the family well known in Brisbane at the end of the 19th century.Nigel Drury was born in Clifton, Queensland and...
(1911-1984), Australian politician - Patrick DruryPatrick DruryPatrick Drury is a character actor best remembered for playing shopkeeper John O'Leary in the Channel 4 comedy Father Ted. Drury was married to actress Caroline Langrishe before divorcing in 1995. They have two daughters, Rosalind and Leonie....
, Irish actor - Peter DruryPeter DruryPeter Drury, born 1968, is ITV Sport's number two football commentator, a role he has held since joining the network in 1998.A politics graduate from Hull University, Peter began his career as a journalist with Hayters sports agency before joining BBC Radio Leeds in 1990 as a football and cricket...
, British television sports commentator - Robert Drury (speaker) (d. 1536), knighted by Henry VII in 1497 after the battle of Blackheath
- Robert Drury (priest)Robert Drury (priest)Robert Drury was an English Roman Catholic priest, executed for treason. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.-Life:He was born of a Buckinghamshire family and was received into the English College at Reims, 1 April 1588...
(1567-1607), English Roman Catholic priest - Shadia DruryShadia DruryShadia B. Drury is a Canadian academic and political commentator of Egyptian Arab Christian origin. She is Canada Research Chair in Social Justice at the University of Regina, in Regina, the provincial capital of Saskatchewan, Canada...
(b. 1950), Canadian academic - Shane DruryShane DruryShane Wesley Drury was a professional American rodeo bull rider for the PRCA association. He was also known for his inspiration to fight cancer.- Childhood and pre-career :...
(1979-2006), professional American rodeo bull rider - Stephen DruryStephen DruryStephen Drury is an American pianist, conductor and electronic musician.Drury has performed and recorded a range of compositions by classical and contemporary composers including Igor Stravinsky, Charles Ives, John Cage, Frederic Rzewski, and John Zorn...
(b. 1955), American pianist - Susanna DrurySusanna DrurySusanna Drury, later Susanna Warter was an Irish painter. Though little is known of her life or work, she was very influential in the development of Irish landscape painting. She is chiefly noted for her watercolor drawings of the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, which brought international...
(c. 1698 - c. 1770), Irish painter - Ted DruryTed DruryTheodore Evans Drury is a retired American ice hockey player. He is the older brother of former NHL star, Chris Drury....
(b. 1971), retired American ice hockey player - Thomas Joseph DruryThomas Joseph DruryThomas Joseph Drury was the first Roman Catholic bishop of San Angelo and fourth bishop of Corpus Christi.He was born on January 4, 1908 in Ballymote, Ireland. He was ordained a priest on June 2, 1935 after immigrating to the United States. He was appointed Bishop of San Angelo on October 30,...
(1908-1992), first Roman Catholic bishop os San Angelo - Thomas Wortley DruryThomas Wortley DruryThomas Wortley Drury was an Anglican bishop who later served as Master of St Catharine's College, Cambridge....
(1847-1926), Anglican priest - Timothy DruryTimothy DruryTimothy Drury is a keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist. He was the keyboard player in rock band Whitesnake up until September 2010.He is the son of actor James Drury....
(b. 1961), British rock musician - Tom DruryTom DruryThomas Jay Drury is an American writer.He was born in Iowa, in 1956, and received his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa in 1980....
(b. 1956), American writer - William DruryWilliam DrurySir William Drury, Knt., was an English statesman and soldier,He was a son of Sir Robert Drury of Hedgerley in Buckinghamshire, and grandson of another Sir Robert Drury , who was speaker of the House of Commons in 1495. He was a brother of Dru Drury.He was born at Hawstead in Suffolk, and was...
(1527-1579), English statesman - William O'Bryen DruryWilliam O'Bryen DruryRear-Admiral William O'Bryen Drury was a senior officer of the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. Drury served as commander of the ship of the line HMS Powerful during the French Revolutionary Wars, during which he was heavily engaged at the Battle of Camperdown, at which a Dutch fleet...
(d. 1811), senior officer of the British Royal Navy - William Price DruryWilliam Price DruryLieutenant-Colonel William Price Drury CBE was a Royal Marine Light Infantry officer, novelist, playwright, and Mayor of Saltash from 1929 to 1931....
(1861-1949), British Royal Marine Light Infantry officer, novelist and playwright