Maurice King (lawyer)

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.

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

References
  1. The International Who's Who: 1996-97. 1996. ISBN 9781857430219.
  2. 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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