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 Governor-General of Australia. Until 2019, the title was held by his son, the second Viscount, who succeeded in 1970 and was one of the ninety elected

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

Present peer

Mark William Rawdon Slim, 3rd Viscount Slim (born 13 February 1960), is the son of the 2nd Viscount and his wife Elisabeth Joan Spinney.''

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'', volume 3, 2003, p. 3654. He was educated at

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and the

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and in 2003 was using an address at 15

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in the

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. He is a

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working in the commercial property industry, based in the City of London, an executive director of

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, a non-executive director of Muntons PLC and Oakley Properties, and chairman of the Burma Star Memorial Fund. On 12 January 2019, he succeeded as Viscount Slim, of Yarralumla in the

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and of Bishopston in the City and County of Bristol (created 1960). With his wife Harriet Laura Harrison he has three sons: *Rufus William Rawdon Slim (born 1995) *William James Harrison Slim (born 1999) *Kit Cosmo John Slim (born 2004) In 2020 Slim was living in Dorset with his wife and sons.About the Burma Star Medal
burmastarmemorial.org, accessed 26 February 2023.

Line of succession

'' William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (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