John Andrew W. Drysdale (born 31 May 1926) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was a barrister and lawyer by career. He graduated from the

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with a

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degree in 1949, then a

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degree in 1952. Drysdale was first elected at the

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riding in the 1958 general election, after an unsuccessful attempt to win the seat there in the 1957 election. After serving his only term, the

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, Drysdale was defeated in the 1962 election by

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of the

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* 1926 births Living people Lawyers in British Columbia Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Politicians from Winnipeg Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs University of British Columbia alumni Peter A. Allard School of Law alumni {{BritishColumbia-politician-stub