Timothy Daunt
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Sir Timothy Daunt KCMG |
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| 26th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man | |
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In office 27 October 1995 – 1 September 2000 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Laurence Jones |
| Succeeded by | Sir Ian Macfadyen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Timothy Lewis Achilles Daunt 11 October 1935 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Susan Knight |
| Relations | Achilles Daunt (great grandfather) |
| Children | James Daunt |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1955–1957 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
Sir Timothy Lewis Achilles Daunt KCMG (born 11 October 1935) is a retired diplomat and former Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.
Educated at Sherborne School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge,
Daunt was commissioned into the Royal Armoured Corps in 1955 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 and then British Ambassador to Turkey from 1986 to his retirement in 1992.
In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man. He later became chairman of the Ottoman Fund, a business established to provide mortgages for properties in Turkey.
In 1962 he married Patricia Susan Knight. Their son James Daunt is the founder of the Daunt Books chain, and since 2011, managing director of the book chain Waterstones.
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