John Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache
Timothy John Edward Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache is an English peer and landowner. He is the current owner of Helmingham Hall in Suffolk, the principal seat of the Tollemache family.
Early life and education
Tollemache was born in Norwich, the eldest son of Major John Edward Hamilton Tollemache, 4th Baron Tollemache of the Coldstream Guards, and his wife, Dinah Jamieson, daughter of Sir Archibald Jamieson. His father succeeded his cousin as Baron Tollemache in 1955. He succeeded his father upon his death in 1975.Career
Tollemache served as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk from 2003 to 2014. 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.Tollemache was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2015 New Year Honours.
Marriage and family
Tollemache married Alexandra Dorothy Jean Meynell 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.Lord and Lady Tollemache have the following issue:
- The Hon. Selina Karen Tollemache married James Hopkins on 11 September 2010. They have one daughter, Lily Alexandra Hopkins.
- The Hon. Edward John Hugh Tollemache, a godson of King Charles III, married Sophie Johnstone on 3 February 2007. They have three children.
- The Hon. James Henry Timothy Tollemache married Princess Florence of Prussia, daughter of Prince Frederick Nicholas of Prussia, on 10 May 2014. They have one daughter, Sylvie Beatrice Selina Tollemache
