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

Peerage of the United Kingdom

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. It was created in 1960 for the soldier and Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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 politician Antony Head

Antony Head, 1st Viscount Head

Antony Henry Head, 1st Viscount Head GCMG, CBE, MC, PC was a British soldier, Conservative politician and diplomat.-Background and education:...

. He had previously served as Secretary of State for War

Secretary of State for War

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 and as Minister of Defence

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. As of 2009 the title is held by his eldest son, the second Viscount, who succeeded in 1983.

The family seat is Throope Manor, near Salisbury

Salisbury

Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...

, Wiltshire

Wiltshire

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.

Viscounts Head (1960)

• Antony Henry Head, 1st Viscount Head
  Antony Head, 1st Viscount Head
  Antony Henry Head, 1st Viscount Head GCMG, CBE, MC, PC was a British soldier, Conservative politician and diplomat.-Background and education:...
  
   (1906–1983)
• Richard Antony Head, 2nd Viscount Head (b. 1937)

The heir apparent

Heir apparent

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