Viscount Slim, of Yarralumla in the Capital Territory of

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and of Bishopston in the City and County of Bristol, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1960 for

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Sir William Slim upon the end of his term as

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s that remain in the

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after the passing of the House of Lords Act of 1999, and sat as a

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. His son, the 3rd Viscount, is a chartered surveyor and a director of malt suppliers Muntons plc.

Viscount Slim (1960)

William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, (6 August 1891 – 14 December 1970), usually known as Bill Slim, was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia. Slim saw active service in both the First a ...

(1891–1970) * John Douglas Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim (1927–2019) * Mark William Rawdon Slim, 3rd Viscount Slim (b. 1960) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Rufus William Rawdon Slim (b. 1995).

Line of succession

(1891–1970)'' ** Coronet of a British Viscount

'' John Douglas Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim (1927–2019) *** Coronet of a British Viscount

Mark William Rawdon Slim, 3rd Viscount Slim (born 1960) **** (1) ''Hon.'' Rufus William Slim (b. 1995) **** (2) ''Hon.'' William James Harrison Slim (b. 1999) **** (3) ''Hon.'' Kit Cosmo John Slim (b. 2004) *** (4) ''Hon.'' Hugo John Robertson Slim (b. 1961) **** (5) Solomon Joseph Abrams Slim (b. 1997)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. {{DEFAULTSORT:Slim Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1960