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Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam.
British Royal Navy officer and peer (1832–1907)
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About Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam
Admiral of the Fleet Richard James Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam,, 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.
Everything about Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam →- Occupation
- military personnel, politician
- Position held
- member of the House of Lords, Second Sea Lord
- Born
- October 3, 1832
- Died
- August 4, 1907