Sir Timothy James Alan Colman KG KStJ (19 September 1929 – 9 September 2021) was a British businessman and a Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk.[1]
Sir Timothy Colman | |
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 Colman in procession to St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle for the annual service of the Order of the Garter in 2006 | |
| 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 (aged 91) Bixley Manor, Norfolk, England |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5; including Sarah Troughton |
| Parent(s) | Geoffrey Colman Lettice Adeane |
| Alma mater | Royal Naval College, Dartmouth |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Biography
editColman was from the Colman's mustard family, and was the son of Lettice Elizabeth Evelyn Adeane and Geoffrey Colman. Colman was educated at Heatherdown Preparatory School in Berkshire[2] and at the age of 13 enrolled at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and joined the Royal Navy. Colman later served as a second lieutenant on HMS Frobisher and Indefatigable[2] leaving as a lieutenant in 1953, before commencing a business career.[3] He subsequently joined the Castaways' Club. Colman was chairman of the Eastern Counties Newspaper Group from 1969 to 1996.[4] He was appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter in 1996.[5]
Colman was a yachtsman, and claimed the record for the world's fastest yacht at 26.3 knots with Crossbow, a proa outrigger, at the inception of the World Sailing Speed Record Council in 1972. He increased the record to 31.2 knots three years later, and then in 1980 his catamaran Crossbow II extended the record to 36 knots.[6] It held the record for six years until being beaten by the sailboard of Pascal Maka of France.[7] Colman was a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron.
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
editHis father died in 1935, when Timothy was just six, and his mother brought 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 Lady Mary Colman (née Bowes-Lyon), niece of the Queen Mother, and lived in Bixley Manor, near Norwich.[8] Lady Mary died on 2 January 2021[9] and Sir Timothy died at Bixley Manor on 9 September 2021, at the age of 91.[10] His death came one day after fellow Knight Companion of the Garter Sir Antony Acland.
Colman's children include Sarah Troughton, who was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire in 2012.[11]
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References
edit- ^ 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.