In 1948 he entered national politics as party leader, but he failed in 2 elections to mount an effective challenge to the Liberal administration. He resigned as leader 1956 and was appointed Canadian high commissioner to London, England, in 1957 - the last distinction in a noteworthy public career. Eloquent, combative and patrician in bearing, Drew was never wholly at ease in the hurly-burly of democratic politics. His opponents labelled him reactionary, a reputation largely belied by his record as premier.
Author ROGER GRAHAM
Suggested Reading
Jonathan Manthorpe, The Power & the Tories (1974).
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