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'''Sir Maurice Athelstan King''', [[Knight or Dame of St Andrew|KA]], [[Queen's Council|QC]] (1 January 1936<ref> |
'''Sir Maurice Athelstan King''', [[Knight or Dame of St Andrew|KA]], [[Queen's Council|QC]] (1 January 1936<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s90MD22wtA4C&q=Maurice+Athelstan+King+1936|title = The International Who's Who: 1996-97|isbn = 9781857430219|last2 = 96-97|first2 = 60th|year = 1996}}</ref> – 21 September 2021) was a Barbadian lawyer.<ref name="BarbadosAdvocate20091130">{{cite news|url=http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/admini/Newsview.asp?NewsID=7628 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117161350/http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/admini/Newsview.asp?NewsID=7628 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 January 2013 |first=Dorian |last=Bryan |title=Barbados has two new knights |work=The Barbados Advocate |date=30 November 2009 |accessdate=30 April 2012 }}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 21:13, 9 January 2022
Sir Maurice Athelstan King, KA, QC (1 January 1936[1] – 21 September 2021) was a Barbadian lawyer.[2]
Career
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
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
- https://www.nationnews.com/2021/09/22/former-ag-sir-maurice-king-dies/
- https://www.nationnews.com/2021/09/23/acting-pm-pays-tribute-sir-maurice-king/
- https://demerarawaves.com/2021/09/22/former-caricom-facilitator-in-guyanas-political-dialogue-dies/
- https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/09/22/sir-maurice-king-former-dlp-ag-diplomat-dies-at-85/
- https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/340167?ln=en
- https://books.google.com/books?id=DMjDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA190&lpg=PA190&dq=Maurice+King+Barbados+UN&source=bl&ots=zE8L6_I5fc&sig=ACfU3U2J8_xMwV8s-x2JA4Zp5d29yaVCVw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwit14_N8dL0AhWOp3IEHdOxCrQQ6AF6BAgTEAM#v=onepage&q=Maurice%20King%20Barbados%20UN&f=false
References
- ^ 96-97, 60th (1996). The International Who's Who: 1996-97. ISBN 9781857430219.
{{cite book}}:|last2=has numeric name (help); Missing|author1=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "Barbados investigation near end". The Virgin Islands Daily News. 10 April 1978. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Browne, Joe (28 January 1981). "Woman's mynah bird was a major friend". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Attorneys admitted to Inner Bar". Barbados Advocate. 30 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Former AG Sir Maurice King dies
- ^ Sir Maurice King, former DLP AG, diplomat, dies at 85.
External links
- Memorandum of conversation on 9 February 1976[permanent dead link], between King and Gerald Ford, from the Ford Foundation archives
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