Timothy Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache

Timothy John Edward Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache, KCVO (born 13 December 1939) is the present owner of Helmingham Hall, the Tollemache principal ancestral seat; he succeeded as 5th Baron Tollemache in 1975. He was born in 1939, the son of Major John Edward Hamilton Tollemache, 4th Baron Tollemache (1910–1975) by his wife Dinah (née Jamieson).

Education and career

Educated at Eton College, he served as Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk [1] from 2003-14. He served previously as Vice-Lieutenant of Suffolk since 1994 and was Deputy Lieutenant before that, since 1984. He is director of Fortis (UK), and is patron or president of several organizations and societies.[2]

Tollemache was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2015 New Year Honours.[3]

Marriage and family

Lord Tollemache married Alexandra Dorothy Jean Meynell (or Maynell) in 1970. Lady Tollemache is a garden designer.[4]

Lord and Lady Tollemache have the following issue:[5]

Lord and Lady Tollemache are members of the Countryside Alliance and have opened their gardens to the public, although their house remains private. A portrait of Lady Tollemache by Tessa Traegar, commissioned in 2004, hangs in the National Portrait Gallery collections.[6]

Honours

Coat of arms

Title and styles

See also

Footnotes

  1. News and Views from The Times and Sunday Times, TimesOnline.co.uk; accessed 2 June 2016.
  2. Lord-Lieutenant for Suffolk, number10.gov.uk; accessed 2 June 2016.
  3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61092. p. N4. 31 December 2014.
  4. XA-TOLLEMACHE official website, xa-tollemache.co.uk; accessed 2 June 2016.
  5. Tollemache genealogy site, netopia.pt; accessed 2 June 2016.
  6. Lady Tollemache, by Tessa Traegar National Portrait Gallery website; accessed 2 June 2016.
  7. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61092. p. N4. 31 December 2014.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 57174. p. 333. 12 January 2004.

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Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Lord Belstead
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
2003–2014
Succeeded by
Clare, Countess of Euston
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Tollemache
Baron Tollemache
1975–present
Incumbent


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