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Maurice King (lawyer)

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Sir Maurice Athelstan King, KA, QC (1 January 1936[1] – 21 September 2021) was a Barbadian lawyer.[2]

Career

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In the late 1970s, King served as Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations, as well as a legal counsel for the Democratic Labour Party.[3][4] He served as Attorney-General of Barbados from 1986 to 1989.[2] He then went on to head the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business from 1989 to 1993.[citation needed]

Personal life

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King did his secondary education at Harrison College. He graduated from University of Manchester in 1960 and was called to the bar that year. He was knighted in 2009.[2] He has a brother, Edmund King, also a lawyer.[5]

He died on 21 September 2021, at the age of 85.[6][7]

Knight of Saint Andrew - 2009

The University of Manchester 1957 – 1960 Degree Name: LLB Field Of Study: Law

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ The International Who's Who: 1996-97. 1996. ISBN 9781857430219.
  2. ^ a b c Bryan, Dorian (30 November 2009). "Barbados has two new knights". The Barbados Advocate. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Barbados investigation near end". The Virgin Islands Daily News. 10 April 1978. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  4. ^ Browne, Joe (28 January 1981). "Woman's mynah bird was a major friend". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Attorneys admitted to Inner Bar". Barbados Advocate. 30 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  6. ^ Former AG Sir Maurice King dies
  7. ^ Sir Maurice King, former DLP AG, diplomat, dies at 85.
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