Timothy Daunt

British diplomat (1935–2023)

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

(1935-10-11)11 October 1935
Died| 5 August 2023(2023-08-05) (aged 87)
London, England[1]
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)

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.

## Early life

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Daunt was educated at Sherborne School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.[2]

## Career

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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]

## Personal life and death

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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]

## References

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1. ^ "Former Lieutenant Governor Sir Timothy Daunt has died". Isle of Man. 8 August 2023.
2. ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh. Burke's Irish Family Records. London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1976.
3. ^ "No. 40422". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1955. p. 1315.
4. ^ Birthdays: 11-12 October The Times, 11 October 2008
5. ^ Diplomatic Secrets Cornucopia, various issues
6. ^ Governor says farewell IOM today, 1 September 2000
7. ^ Ottoman Fund launch enables investors to talk Turkey Wealth Manager, 22 December 2005
8. ^ Burke's Peerage, etc.
9. ^ "Genealogy of Daunt of Owlpen". Archived from the original on 12 September 2015.
10. ^ "Timothy Lewis Achilles Daunt". The Times. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
11. ^ "Sir Timothy Daunt obituary". The Times. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
12. ^ "Lady Patricia Susan Daunt (née Knight)". The Times. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

Government offices

Preceded by

Sir Laurence Jones

|  Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
1995–2000  | Succeeded by

Ian Macfadyen

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Lieutenant governors of the Isle of Man

* Hope
* Dawson
* Shaw
* Murray
* Smelt
* Ready
* Hope
* Pigott-Stainsby-Conant
* Loch
* Walpole
* Ridgeway
* Henniker-Major
* Somerset
* Fry
* Hill
* Butler
* Granville
* Bromet
* Flux Dundas
* Garvey
* Stallard
* Paul
* Cecil
* New
* Jones
* Daunt
* MacFadyen
* Haddacks
* Wood
* Gozney
* Lorimer

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