Timothy Colman
KStJ | |
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Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk | |
In office 30 March 1978 – 19 September 2004 | |
Preceded by | Sir Edmund Bacon |
Succeeded by | Sir Richard Jewson |
Personal details | |
Born | Timothy James Alan Colman 19 September 1929 Henstead, Norfolk, England |
Died | 9 September 2021 Bixley Manor, Norfolk, England | (aged 91)
Spouse | |
Children | 5; including Sarah Troughton |
Parent(s) | Geoffrey Colman Lettice Adeane |
Alma mater | Royal Naval College, Dartmouth |
Occupation | Businessman |
Sir Timothy James Alan Colman
Biography
Colman was from the
Colman was a yachtsman, and claimed the record for the world's fastest yacht at 26.3
.Colman had important roles in establishing the University of East Anglia, the creation of Whitlingham Broad and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.[2]
Personal life
His father died in 1935, when Timothy was just six, his mother bringing up him and his four siblings - David, Juliet, Penelope and Russell.[2]
His brother David was killed at El Alamein in 1942 aged 21, the same age that his younger brother Russell died in a railway accident in 1958.[2]
He was married to
Colman's children include Sarah Troughton, who was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire in 2012.[11]
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References
- ^ Lord-Lieutenant for Norfolk Archived February 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e Tributes as 'Norfolk son' Sir Timothy Colman dies aged 91 Retrieved 11/9/21.
- ^ Who's Who 1987, p. 355
- ^ "bizonline". Archived from the original on 7 August 2007.
- ^ "Buckingham Palace press releases > New members of the Order of the Garter". Royal.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Crossbow I and II on the Dave Culp SpeedSailing site". Dcss.org. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ <t>G1C14Fs6,<%7c7><%7c5GRA>e~Z9Aj/cbgQozWJfdaNjWN1Tvsw6Y12yx "sailing.org".
- ^ Deborah McGurran (1 January 1970). "BBC Online - Norfolk - News - Trowse 1". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ Colman, Timothy. "Colman". The Telegraph Announcements. The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Bishop, Donna-Louise (9 September 2021). "'Enormous contribution' - Norfolk's love for Sir Timothy Colman". Eastern Daily Press.
- ^ Morwenna Blake, Queen appoints new Lord Lieutenant from Salisbury Journal dated 3 December 2011 online at salisburyjournal.co.uk, accessed 7 May 2012
- ^ Arms shown over the crest image Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine. St George-Windsor. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Image of the Timothy Colman's crest, Heraldic Sculptor. Retrieved 22 December 2013.