Person:Richard Meade (10)

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Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam
b.3 Oct 1832
d.4 Aug 1907
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  1. Selina Meade
  2. Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam1832 - 1907
  3. Hon. Sir Robert Henry Meade1835 - 1898
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  1. Adelaide Meade
  2. Arthur Meade, 5th Earl of Clanwilliam1873 - 1953
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Name Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam
Gender Male
Birth[1] 3 Oct 1832
Marriage to Elizabeth Kennedy
Death[1] 4 Aug 1907
Reference Number? Q7327763?


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Richard James Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam (3 October 1832 – 4 August 1907), styled Lord Gillford until 1879, was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer, he served at the Battle of Escape Creek and at the Battle of Fatshan Creek during the campaign against Chinese pirates. He also took part in the Battle of Canton, where he was severely wounded, during the Second Opium War.

As a senior officer Meade went on to be commander of the Steamship reserve at Portsmouth, commander of the Flying Squadron and Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station. His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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