Henry Lumley Drayton

Sir Henry Lumley Drayton, PC (April 27, 1869 – August 28, 1950) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Kingston, Ontario, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons from Kingston in 1919 as a Conservative Party candidate. He served as Minister of Finance under both Sir Robert Borden and Arthur Meighen until the Conservative Party's defeat in the 1921 general election. Drayton kept his seat in that election.

In 1927, he was a candidate the leadership of the Conservative Party, but finished in last place. Drayton retired from politics in 1928.

He attempted to return to Parliament in the 1945 election from a seat in Victoria, British Columbia, but lost narrowly to the Liberal candidate.

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Preceded by Sir Thomas White	Minister of Finance August 2, 1919 – December 29, 1921	Succeeded by William Stevens Fielding
Preceded by Charles Avery Dunning	Minister of Railways and Canals (acting) June 29, 1926 – July 12, 1926	Succeeded by William Anderson Black
Preceded by James Alexander Robb	Minister of Finance (acting) July 13, 1926 – September 25, 1926	Succeeded by Richard Bedford Bennett

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