Timothy Daunt | |
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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 |
Died | 5 August 2023 London, England[1] | (aged 87)
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Patricia Susan Knight |
Children | James Daunt |
Relatives | Achilles Daunt (great grandfather) |
Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1955–1957 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Viceregal styles of Sir Timothy Daunt (1995–2000) | |
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Reference style | His Excellency |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Sir Timothy Lewis Achilles Daunt KCMG (11 October 1935 – 5 August 2023) was a British diplomat and Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.
Daunt was educated at Sherborne School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.[2]
Daunt was commissioned into the Royal Armoured Corps in 1955[3] and posted to the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars. After completing national service, he joined the diplomatic service and, after a series of postings, became Permanent Representative to NATO in Brussels in 1982[4] and then British Ambassador to Turkey from 1986 to his retirement in 1992.[5]
In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.[6] He later became chairman of the Ottoman Fund, a business established to provide mortgages for properties in Turkey.[7]
In 1962 he married Patricia Susan Knight (1938-2023).[8][9] He died of the effects of cerebral vasculitis on 5 August 2023, at the age of 87.[10][11] Lady Daunt died on 2 October 2023, at the age of 84.[12]