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Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam

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British Royal Navy officer and peer (1832-1907)

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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.

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1895Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
1887Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
1882Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
1877Companion of the Order of the Bath

Politicians born in the 1830s 6

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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.

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deceased
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Lived 1832 to 1907 · aged 74
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