Vice Admiral Sir Norman Ross Dutton King KBE (19 March 1933 – 6 March 2013) was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.
Naval career
Born the son of Sir Norman King KCMG (former British Consul in Dar es Salaam)[1] and educated at Fonthill School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, King was given command of the frigate HMS Leopard in 1967.[2] He went on to be Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord in 1975 and to command the destroyer HMS Newcastle in 1979.[2] He was appointed Director of Naval Officer Appointments in 1983 and Naval Attaché in Washington D. C. in 1987.[2] He became Naval Secretary in 1987 and Chief of Staff to the Commander Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe in 1988, with the promotion to vice admiral on 10 March 1988,[3] before retiring in 1991.[2]
In retirement he became Chairman of the Buckinghamshire Area Health Authority.[2] He died on 6 March 2013.[4]
Family
In 1967 he married Patricia Rosemary Furber; they have two daughters, Annabelle and Melissa.[2]
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