Edward Robert Drury

Edward Robert Drury (1832–1896) was a banker in Queensland, Australia. He was the first general manager of the Queensland National Bank which played a major role in Queensland finance in the late 19th century. Early life Edward Robert Drury was born in 1832 in Brussels, Belgium, the son of the Rev. William James Joseph Drury (chaplain to the British Embassy in Brussels and tutor of Leopold II of Belgium) and his wife Anne (née Nicholas). Drury immigrated to Australia in 1852. Business career Drury was employed by the Bank of Australasia in 1853. In 1860 he was promoted to manager of their Brisbane branch.