Viscount Slim

Viscount Slim, of Yarralumla in the Capital Territory of Australia and of Bishopston in the City and County of Bristol, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1960 for Field Marshal Sir William Slim upon the end of his term as Governor-General of Australia.[1]

Viscountcy of Slim
Gules semy of Swords erect Argent a Lion rampant Or on a Canton quarterly Azure and also Argent a Mullet of seven points Gold
Creation date15 July 1960
Created byQueen Elizabeth II
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderWilliam Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Present holderMark William Rawdon Slim, 3rd Viscount Slim
Heir apparentthe Hon. Rufus William Rawdon Slim
StatusExtant
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim.

Until 2019, the title was held by his son, the second Viscount, who succeeded in 1970 and was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act of 1999, and sat as a cross-bencher.

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

Viscount Slim (1960)

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

Line of succession

References
  1. "No. 42094". The London Gazette. 15 July 1960. p. 4925.
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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