Career
He was born in Regina, the son of John Fletcher Leopold Embury and Dora A. Williams, and was educated there and at the Royal Military College in Kingston. In 1933, Embury received a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan and went on to practise law in Regina. He served overseas with the Saskatoon Light Infantry during World World War World War II After the war, Embury was president of the Saskatchewan Bar Association and of the Saskatchewan Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.