Sir John Bradford Timmins (born 1932) is a British businessman, retired

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, and public servant. Timmins was born in 1932 and attended Wolverhampton Technical College and the University of Aston in Birmingham. He worked in building and civil engineering until 1980 and has been chairman of Warburton Properties Ltd since 1973."Timmins, Col Sir John (Bradford)"
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'' (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 12 June 2019. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant in 1981 and served as

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for the 1986–87-year. He was appointed a

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for

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in 1987. Timmins then served for twenty years as

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, between 1987 and 2007.In 2002 he was appointed a Knight Commander of the

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. He has also received honorary doctorates from the

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and the

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. Timmins was also active in the Territorial Army between 1956 and 1980; he commanded 75 Engineer Regiment from 1971 to 1973 and was appointed an

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that year.
Supplement to the London Gazette
', 29 December 1972 (issue 45860), p. 6.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Timmins, John Living people 1932 births British businesspeople Lord-Lieutenants of Greater Manchester Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order