Richard Charles Francis Christian Meade

Norn in 1795, Meade was the only son of the 2nd Earl of Clanwilliam, and succeeded in the earldom at the age of ten. While his early years were spent in Vienna, he moved to England to be raised by relatives after his father died. He joined and had an impressive career in the diplomatic service. He was formally appointed Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1822 after having acted in this role for a year and a half. However, he shortly thereafter resigned this role to become chef de chancellerie to the Duke of Wellington’s mission at the Congress of Verona. He served as Envoy to Berlin from February 1823 to December 1827. In 1834, he was conferred a Doctor of Civil Law. He married Lady Elizabeth Herbert, with whom he had five children.