Viscount Blakenham, of Little Blakenham in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1963 for the Conservative politician and former Secretary of State for War, the Hon. John Hare. He was the third son of Richard Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel (see Earl of Listowel for earlier history of the family). As of 2009 the title is held by his son, the second Viscount, who succeeded in 1982. As a grandson of the fourth Earl of Listowel he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles.
Read more about Viscount Blakenham: Coat of Arms, Viscounts Blakenham (1963)
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