Timothy Daunt

Sir Timothy Daunt KCMG
26th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
In office 27 October 1995 – 1 September 2000
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Sir Laurence Jones
Succeeded by	Sir Ian Macfadyen
Personal details
Born	Timothy Lewis Achilles Daunt 11 October 1935
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Patricia Susan Knight
Relations	Achilles Daunt (great grandfather)
Children	James Daunt
Alma mater	St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1955–1957
Rank	Lieutenant

Sir Timothy Lewis Achilles Daunt KCMG (born 11 October 1935) is a retired diplomat and former Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.

Early life

Educated at Sherborne School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge,^[1]

Career

Daunt was commissioned into the Royal Armoured Corps in 1955^[2] and posted to the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars.^[1] After completing national service, he joined the diplomatic service and, after a series of postings, became Permanent Representative to NATO in Brussels in 1982^[3] and then British Ambassador to Turkey from 1986 to his retirement in 1992.^[4]

In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.^[5] He later became chairman of the Ottoman Fund, a business established to provide mortgages for properties in Turkey.^[6]

Family

In 1962 he married Patricia Susan Knight.^[1][7] Their son James Daunt is the founder of the Daunt Books chain, and since 2011, managing director of the book chain Waterstones.

References

1. The Peerage.com
2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40422. p. 1315. 1955. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
3. Birthdays: 11-12 October The Times, 11 October 2008
4. Diplomatic Secrets Cornucopia, various issues
5. Governor says farewell IOM today, 1 September 2000
6. Ottoman Fund launch enables investors to talk Turkey Wealth Manager, 22 December 2005
7. "Genealogy of Daunt of Owlpen".