Charles Henry Ludovic Sharman

Charles Henry Ludovic Sharman was an English-born Canadian civil servant and soldier. 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.
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.