Timothy Baswell Donaldson CBE (January 2, 1934 – February 26, 2013) was a Bahamian politician, banker, economist, and diplomat.
[4] In 1962, Donaldson launched his career as the Assistant Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, while the Bahamas was still a British colonial possession.
[2][3] Donaldson was named a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 1973 for his contributions to public service.
Donaldson was the chairman of the board of trustees of his alma mater, Fisk University, when President Walter J. Leonard was forced to resign by wealthy donors in 1983.
[5] Donaldson spent six months undergoing treatment for cancer in Florida,[1] returned to the Bahamas in January, 2013.