Charles Henry Ludovic Sharman

For the 19th century American civil engineer, see Charles H. Sharman.
Charles Henry Ludovic Sharman
CMG CBE ISO
Sharman in 1938
Chief of the Canadian Narcotics Service
In office
April 1927 – 1958
Prime Minister
MinisterDepartment of Pensions and National Health
CounterpartsHarry J. Anslinger, Russell Pasha, Adriaan Hendrik Sirks, Johannes Schober
Canadian representative on the Opium Advisory Committee
In office
1934–1940
Serving with Malcolm Delevingne, John K. Caldwell, Elizabeth Washburne
Secretary GeneralJoseph Avenol
Chairman of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs
In office
1946–1948
Secretary GeneralTrygve Lie
Chairman of the UN Drug Supervisory Body
In office
1953–1958
Secretary GeneralDag Hammarskjöld
Personal details
Born1881 (1881)
Chelmsford, England
DiedMay 15, 1970(1970-05-15) (aged 88–89)
NationalityCanadian
EducationSt Lawrence College, Ramsgate
OccupationCivil servant, Soldier
Military service
RankColonel
Unit
Commands
  • First Field Battery, First Brigade, First Canadian Division
  • 16th Brigade, Canadian Artillery
Battles/wars

Charles Henry Ludovic Sharman CMG CBE ISO (1881 – May 15, 1970) was an English-born Canadian civil servant and soldier.[1] He served as Chief of the Narcotics Division in the Department of Pensions and National Health.

Along with American Harry J. Anslinger, Sharman played a key role in the development of the global drug control regime. Sharman was the first Chair of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in 1948.[1]

During the First World War, Colonel Sharman commanded the 16th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery, part of the Canadian contribution to the North Russia Intervention during the Russian Civil War.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b McAllister, William B. (2002). Drug Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century. Routledge. p. 94. ISBN 1-134-68065-1.
  2. ^ N.R.E.F. 16th Brigade C.F.A. 67th and 68th Batteries in North Russia September 1918 to June 1919 (Toronto, n.d.).


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