John Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim
British peer, soldier and businessman (1927–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colonel John Douglas Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim, OBE, DL, FRGS (20 July 1927 – 12 January 2019), was a British peer, soldier and businessman. He was one of the 92 elected hereditary peers in the House of Lords, elected to remain after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. In 1970, he succeeded to his father's title. He sat as a crossbencher.
Quick Facts Member of the House of Lords, Preceded by ...
The Viscount Slim | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
as a hereditary peer 1 April 1971 – 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | The 1st Viscount Slim |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished [lower-alpha 1] |
as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – 12 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Seat established [lower-alpha 1] |
Succeeded by | The 4th Baron Ravensdale |
Personal details | |
Born | John Douglas Slim (1927-07-20)20 July 1927 Quetta, British India |
Died | 12 January 2019(2019-01-12) (aged 91) |
Nationality | British |
Spouse |
Elisabeth Spinney
(m. 1958; died 2018) |
Children | Mark, Hugo, Mary Ann |
Parent(s) | William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim Aileen Robertson |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1944–1972 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | 22 Special Air Service Regiment |
Battles/wars | Second World War Korean War Malayan Emergency Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation |
Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
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