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Timothy Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache

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Name
  
Timothy 5th


Education
  
Eton College

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).

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Education and career

Educated at Eton College, he served as Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk from 2003-14. He served previously as Vice-Lieutenant of Suffolk since 1994 and was Deputy Lieutenant before that, since 1984. He is patron or president of several organizations and societies.

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

Marriage and family

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

Lord and Lady Tollemache have the following issue:

  • Hon. Selina Karen Tollemache (born 3 October 1973) married James Hopkins on 11 September 2010 . They have one daughter: Lily Alexandra Hopkins (2 April 2012).
  • Hon. Edward John Hugh Tollemache (born 12 May 1976) married Sophie Johnstone on 3 February 2007. They have three children.
  • Hon. James Henry Timothy Tollemache (born 28 August 1980) married Princess Florence of Prussia (born 1983) (daughter of Prince Friedrich Nicolas von Preussen) on 10 May 2014. They have one daughter: Sylvie Beatrice Selina Tollemache (2 March 2016)

    • 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.

    Honours

  • KCVO - appointed 2015.
  • KStJ - appointed 2004.

    • Title and styles

  • Timothy John Edward Tollemache (13 December 1939 -13 January 1955)
  • Honourable Timothy John Edward Tollemache (13 January 1955 -27 May 1975)
  • Right Honourable Lord Tollemache (27 May 1975 -

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