Background
DRAKE, Arthur Eric Courtney was born on November 29, 1910 in Rochester, Kent. Son of Doctor A. W. Courtney Drake and Ethel Davidson.
DRAKE, Arthur Eric Courtney was born on November 29, 1910 in Rochester, Kent. Son of Doctor A. W. Courtney Drake and Ethel Davidson.
Shrewsbury School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.
Director The British Petroleum Company Limited. 1958-1975, Deputy Chairman 1962-1969, Chairman 1969-1975. President Chamber of Shipping of United Kingdom 1964.
Honorary Petroleum Adviser to British Army since 1971.
Chairman Mary Rose Trust 1979-1983, Vice-President since 1983. Deputy Lieutenant, for Hampshire since 1983.
Honorary Doctor of Science (Cranfield) 1971. Honorary Fellow, Manchester Institute of Science and Technology 1974, Honorary Fellow, Pembroke College, Cambridge 1975.
Freeman of City of London 1974.
One of Her Majesty Lieuts. for City of London. Hambro; Commander Ordre de la Couronne (Belgium), Knight Grand Cross. Commander.
Committee on Invisible Exports (resigned 1975), General Committee, of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (retired 1981), Governor Body of Shrewsbury’ School (retired 1983).
Married 1st Rosemary Moore in 1935. Married 2nd Margaret East. Wilson in 1950.