Arthur Drewry

English football administrator (1891-1961)

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Born: March 3, 1891
Died: March 25, 1961
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1891

About Arthur Drewry

Arthur Drewry was an English football administrator who served as the fifth president of FIFA, the world governing body of association football, from 1955 to 1961. Drewry held several football administration posts in his native England, serving as chairman of The Football Association and president of The Football League. In 1911 Drewry joined the Lincolnshire Yeomanry and served in the First World War with the 1/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry in Palestine.

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The world when Arthur Drewry was born

Arthur Drewry was born in 1891. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
Technology milestoneBasketball invented
World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
U.S. population64.0M

1891 versus 2026

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Measure	1891	2026
Population	64.0M	341 million

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