William Cecil Slingsby (1849–1929) was an English mountain climber and alpine explorer born in Bell Busk, near Gargrave, Yorkshire. In 1863 his family moved to Carleton where they opened a cotton spinning and weaving mill which operated for about 60 years, Slingsby was directly involved in the running of the Carleton Mill and was a partner from 1897 until his retirement in 1909.
- Occupation
- explorer, mountaineer
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- 1849, May 25, 1849
- Died
- 1929, August 23, 1929
