John Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache

Timothy John Edward Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache, KCVO (born 13 December 1939) is the present owner of Helmingham Hall, the Tollemache principal ancestral seat; he succeeded as 5th Baron Tollemache in 1975. He was born in 1939, the son of Major John Edward Hamilton Tollemache, 4th Baron Tollemache (1910–1975) by his wife Dinah (née Jamieson).

Education and career

Educated at Eton College, he served as Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk from 2003-14. He served previously as Vice-Lieutenant of Suffolk since 1994 and was Deputy Lieutenant before that, since 1984. He is director of Fortis (UK), and is patron or president of several organizations and societies.

Tollemache was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2015 New Year Honours.

Marriage and family

Lord Tollemache married Alexandra Dorothy Jean Meynell (or Maynell) in 1970. Lady Tollemache is a garden designer.

Lord and Lady Tollemache have the following issue:

• 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).
• Hon. Edward John Hugh Tollemache (born 12 May 1976) married Sophie Johnstone on 3 February 2007. They have two sons.
• Hon. James Henry Timothy Tollemache (born 28 August 1980) married Princess Florence Prinzessin of Prussia (born 1983), second daughter of Prince Friedrich Nicolas von Preussen and his former wife Hon. Victoria Mancroft on 10 May 2014. They have one child.

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.

On 2 July 2016 Lord Tollymache was involved in an incident at Helmingham Hall where he was set upon by two attendees at a wedding being held in the grounds of his residence. Two men, believed to be in their late-twenties, set upon Lord Tollemache, chanting "Tolly Tolly Tolly, oi oi oi", jostling him and pouring eight pints of Carlsberg lager over his head. They then proceeded to give him the bumps until they were restrained by security staff. Lord Tollemache was taken to Ipswich Royal Infirmary where he is expected to remain until Autumn 2016.

Honours

• KCVO - appointed 2015.
• KStJ - appointed 2004.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of John Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache

Notes Coat of arms of the Tollemache family Coronet A 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 (I trust and am content)

Title and styles

• Timothy John Edward Tollemache (13 December 1939 -13 January 1955)
• Honourable Timothy John Edward Tollemache (13 January 1955 -27 May 1975)
• Right Honourable Lord Tollemache (27 May 1975 -

See also

• Helmingham Hall
• Peckforton Castle
• Tollemache baronets

External links

• Profile, burkespeerage.com; accessed 2 June 2016.