chairman director navy officer
Born the son of Sir Norman King Knight Commander of the Order of Street Michael and Saint George (former British Consul in Dar es Salaam) and educated at Fonthill School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, King was given command of the frigate HMS Leopard in 1967.
He went on to be Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord in 1975 and to command the destroyer HMS Newcastle in 1979. He was appointed Director of Naval Officer Appointments in 1983 and Naval Attaché in Washington Doctorate. C. in 1987. In retirement he became Chairman of the Buckinghamshire Area Health Authority.
He died on 6 March 2013.
