Viscount Head, of Throope in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...

. It was created in 1960 for the soldier and Conservative politician Antony Head. He had previously served as

Secretary of State for War The Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, was a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, which existed from 1794 to 1801 and from 1854 to 1964. The Secretary of State for War headed the War Office and ...

and as Minister of Defence. 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

'' Antony Henry Head, 1st Viscount Head (1906–1983)'' ** Coronet of a British Viscount

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)

Arms

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Head Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1960 Peerages created for UK MPs