John Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache

Timothy John Edward Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache KCVO (born 13 December 1939) is an English peer and landowner. He is the eldest son of Major John Edward Hamilton Tollemache, 4th Baron Tollemache (1910–1975), and his wife, Dinah Jamieson. He succeeded his father as Baron Tollemache in 1975 and is the current owner of Helmingham Hall, the principal seat of the Tollemache family.

Lord Tollemache presenting medals in November 2012, when he was serving as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk

Education and career

Educated at Eton College, Tollemache served as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk from 2003 to 2014.[1] Previously, he was Vice-Lieutenant of Suffolk from 1994 to 2003 and had been Deputy Lieutenant from 1984 to 1994. He is the 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

Tollemache married Alexandra Dorothy Jean Meynell (or Maynell) in 1970. Lady Tollemache is a garden designer, working under the name Xa Tollemache. She supervises the gardens at Helmingham and has also worked on the Millennium Garden at Castle Hill in Devon, Dunbeath Castle in Scotland, and the Cloister Garden at Wilton House.[4]

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

  • The 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).
  • The Hon. Edward John Hugh Tollemache (born 12 May 1976), a godson of King Charles III,[6] married Sophie Johnstone on 3 February 2007. They have three children.
  • The Hon. James Henry Timothy Tollemache (born 28 August 1980) married Princess Florence of Prussia (born 1983), daughter of Prince Frederick Nicholas of Prussia, 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.[7]

Honours

Coat of arms
Coat of arms of John Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache
Notes
Coat of arms of the Tollemache family
Coronet
The coronet of a baron
Crest
A Horse's Head erased Argent between two Wings Or pellety
Escutcheon
Argent a Fret Sable
Supporters
On either side a Stag guardant proper gorged with a Collar flory counterflory Or
Motto
Confido Conquiesco (Latin for 'I trust and am content')

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. "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N4.
  4. "Background". Xa Tollemache.
  5. Tollemache genealogy site, netopia.pt; accessed 2 June 2016.
  6. "Among friends: Inside the new King and Queen Consort's inner circle". Tatler. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  7. Lady Tollemache, by Tessa Traegar National Portrait Gallery website; accessed 2 June 2016.
  8. "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N4.
  9. "No. 57174". The London Gazette. 12 January 2004. p. 333.
  • Profile, burkespeerage.com; accessed 2 June 2016.
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