Canadian Politician, Barrister, and Lawyer. He represented the electoral district of Burnaby-Richmond as a Member of Parliament or MP in the Canadian House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from March 31, 1958, to June 17, 1962. He was born as John Wishart Andrew Drysdale to Scottish immigrants, John Atchison Drysdale (1884-1947), and his wife Margaret Lorimer Sharpe Drysdale (1884-1978), in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on May 31, 1926. He primarily worked as a barrister and lawyer before taking an interest in politics. He was educated locally at Burnaby South High School in Burnaby, British Columbia, and then attended the prestigious University of British Columbia or UBC in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and graduated from there with a Bachelor of Arts or BA degree in 1949, and his Bachelor of Law degree in 1952. He began his practice of law in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1958. He then decided to run for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and was elected during the 1958 general election to represent the electoral district of Burnaby-Richmond, after an unsuccessful attempt to win the seat for the electoral district of Burnaby-Richmond in the 1957 general election. A Member of the Progressive Conservative Party, he replaced the outgoing Social Credit Party Member Thomas James Irwin (1889-1962), and began serving his term in office on March 31, 1958. He continued to represent the electoral district of Burnaby-Richmond in the Canadian House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, until his term in the 24th Canadian Parliament ended on June 17, 1962. He was defeated in an unsuccessful attempt for reelection to represent the electoral district of Burnaby-Richmond in the Canadian House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, during the 1962 general election. He was succeeded in office by the incoming New Party Democratic Member Robert Smith "Bob" Prittie (1919-2002), on June 18, 1962. He had served a total of 1540 days (4 years, 2 months, 18 days), in office. Following his time in politics, he resumed his practice of law and barrister pursuits in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, in 1962, and in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada, in 1965. Known as, "Big John," or "The Judge," he was appointed to the Provincial Court Bench in 1973. He retired shortly thereafter. He suffered a stroke in 1990 and then lived in assisted living until his death. He passed away at the Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on January 31, 1996, at the age of 69. Following his death, his funeral service was held at the Kerrisdale Presbyterian Church in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and through the Columbia-Bowell Funeral Chapel in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Following the funeral service, he was buried near his parents in the Ocean View Burial Park in Burnaby, British Columbia. He never married nor had any children. On an interesting note, he was a longtime member of such clubs and organizations as the Jericho Tennis Club and Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club both located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.