Viscount Head

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Viscount Head, of Throope in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1960 for the soldier and Conservative politician Antony Head.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> He had previously served as Secretary of State for War and as Minister of Defence. Template:As of the title is held by his eldest son, the second Viscount, who succeeded in 1983.

The family seat is Throope Manor, near Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Viscounts Head (1960)

• Antony Henry Head, 1st Viscount Head (1906–1983)
• Richard Antony Head, 2nd Viscount Head (b. 1937)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. Henry Julian Head (b. 1980)

Line of Succession

• File:Coronet of a British Viscount.svg Antony Henry Head, 1st Viscount Head (1906–1983)Template:CN
  • File:Coronet of a British Viscount.svg Richard Antony Head, 2nd Viscount Head (born 1937)
    • (1) Hon. Henry Julian Head (b. 1980)
    • (2) Hon. George Richard Head (b. 1982)
      • (3) Leo Patrick Harold Head (b. 2013)
  • (4) Hon. Simon Andrew Head (b. 1944)

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, Template:Page needed
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External links

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