Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam

British Royal Navy officer and peer

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1832

Date of Death: 04-Aug-1907

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Admiral of the Fleet 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.