Peerage Record – 3185

     Richard Charles Francis Christian Meade, 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam was born on 15 August 1795 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ He was the son of Richard Meade, 2nd Earl of Clanwilliam and Caroline Gräfin von Thun.¹ He was baptised on 25 August 1795 at St. Anne’s Church, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ He married Lady Elizabeth Herbert, daughter of General George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke and Catherine Woronzow, on 3 July 1830 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ He died on 7 October 1879 at age 84 at 32 Belgrave Square, London, England^G.¹
     He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam [I., 1776] on 3 September 1805.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Meade, of Ballintubber, co. Cork [I., 1703] on 3 September 1805.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Clanwilliam, of co. Tipperary [I., 1766] on 3 September 1805.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Gillford, of the Manor of Gillford, co. Down [I., 1766] on 3 September 1805.¹ He was educated in 1811 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was with the Diplomatic Service, and in the suite of Lord Castlereagh at the Congress of Vienna in 1814.¹ He was Private Secretary to Lord Castelreagh at the Foreign Office between 1817 and 1819.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1822 and 1823.¹ He held the office of Envoy to Berlin between 1823 and 1827.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.) in 1826.¹ He was created 1st Baron Clanwilliam, of co. Tipperary [U.K.] on 28 January 1828.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 11 June 1834.¹ He held the office of Captain of Deal Castle between 1848 and 1879.¹

     Lady Elizabeth Herbert was born on 31 March 1809.¹ She was the daughter of General George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke and Catherine Woronzow.¹ She married Richard Charles Francis Christian Meade, 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam, son of Richard Meade, 2nd Earl of Clanwilliam and Caroline Gräfin von Thun, on 3 July 1830 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 20 September 1858 at age 49 at Taynuilt, Argyllshire, Scotland^G.¹ She was buried at Wilton, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ She died intestate and her estate was administered on 13 November 1858, at under £14,000.¹
     From 3 July 1830, her married name became Meade. After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Herbert was styled as Countess of Clanwilliam on 3 July 1830.

     James Shaun Christian Welbore Ellis Agar, 7th Earl of Normanton was born on 7 September 1982.¹ He is the son of Shaun James Christian Welbore Ellis Agar, 6th Earl of Normanton and Victoria Susan Beard.^1,2 He married Lady Lucy Caroline Alexander, daughter of Shane William Desmond Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis and Hon. Davinia Mary Woodhouse, in June 2012.³
     He was styled as Viscount Somerton between 1982 and 2019.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baron Mendip of Mendip, co. Somerset [G.B., 1794] on 13 February 2019. He succeeded as the 5th Baron Somerton of Somerley, co .Southampton [U.K., 1873] on 13 February 2019. He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Normanton, co. Kilkenny [I., 1806] on 13 February 2019. He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Somerton [I., 1800] on 13 February 2019. He succeeded as the 7th Baron Somerton of Somerton, co. Kilkenny [I., 1795] on 13 February 2019.

     Lady Georgiana Mary Elizabeth Agar was born on 1 May 1896.¹ She was the daughter of Sidney James Agar, 4th Earl of Normanton and Lady Amy Frederica Alice Byng.¹ She died on 27 January 1967 at age 70, unmarried.¹

     Edward John Sidney Christian Welbore Ellis Agar, 5th Earl of Normanton was born on 29 March 1910.¹ He was the son of Sidney James Agar, 4th Earl of Normanton and Lady Amy Frederica Alice Byng.¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Barbara Mary Frankland, daughter of Sir Frederick William Francis George Frankland, 10th Bt. and Mary Cecil Curzon, Baroness Zouche, on 5 July 1937.² He and Hon. Barbara Mary Frankland were divorced in 1943.² He married, secondly, Lady Fiona Pratt, daughter of Sir John Charles Pratt, 4th Marquess Camden and Lady Joan Marion Nevill, on 30 October 1944.² He died on 28 January 1967 at age 56.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Somerton of Somerton, co. Kilkenny [I., 1795] on 25 November 1933.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Somerton of Somerley, co. Southampton on 25 November 1933.² He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Normanton, co. Kilkenny [I., 1806] on 25 November 1933.² He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Somerton of Somerton [I., 1800] on 25 November 1933.² He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Horse Guards.¹

     Admiral Richard James Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam was born on 3 October 1832.² He was the son of Richard Charles Francis Christian Meade, 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam and Lady Elizabeth Herbert.¹ He married Elizabeth Henrietta Kennedy, daughter of Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy and Georgina Mildred Macartney, on 17 June 1867 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ He died on 4 August 1907 at age 74 at Badgemore, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England^G, from pneumonia.¹ He was buried on 8 August 1907 at Wilton, Wiltshire, England^G.¹
     He was commissioned in 1845, in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1852.¹ He fought in the Crimean War between 1854 and 1855, serving on the Baltic.¹ He fought in the China War in 1857, where he was severley wounded during the assault on Canton.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in 1858.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1859.¹ He held the office of Naval Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria between 1872 and 1876.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Admiralty between 1874 and 1880.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1876.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 2 June 1877.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Clanwilliam [I., 1776] on 7 October 1879.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Clanwilliam, of co. Tipperary [I., 1766] on 7 October 1879.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Gillford, of the Manor of Gillford, co. Down [I., 1766] on 7 October 1879.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Clanwilliam, of co. Tipperary [U.K., 1828] on 7 October 1879.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Meade, of Ballintubber, co. Cork [I., 1703] on 7 October 1879.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1881.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) on 3 March 1882.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the North American and West Indian Station between 1885 and 1886.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral in 1886.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 21 June 1887.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the Portsmouth between 1891 and 1894.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in 1895.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 25 May 1895.¹

     Elizabeth Henrietta Kennedy was the daughter of Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy and Georgina Mildred Macartney.¹ She married Admiral Richard James Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam, son of Richard Charles Francis Christian Meade, 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam and Lady Elizabeth Herbert, on 17 June 1867 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 1 April 1925 at Hallgrove, Bagshot, Surrey, England^G.^2,3 She was buried on 3 April 1925 at Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^G.³
     Her married name became Meade. After her marriage, Elizabeth Henrietta Kennedy was styled as Countess of Clanwilliam on 7 October 1879.

     Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy was born on 5 April 1809 at Cultra, County Down, Ireland^G.³ He was the son of Hugh Kennedy and Grace Dorothea Hughes.¹ He married Georgina Mildred Macartney, daughter of Joseph Macartney and Maria Macartney, in 1839.^1,3 He died on 3 June 1883 at age 74, on board the Orient, off Aden.^4,3
     He was educated from 1823 to 1824 at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.³ He was commissioned on 15 August 1827 with the rank of Ensign, in the service of the 27th Foot, 11th Regiment.³ He gained the rank of Captain in 1841 in the 68th Regiment.³ He was with the Poor Law Commission between 1847 and 1851.³ He held the office of Governor of Sierra Leone between 1852 and 1854.³ He held the office of Governor of Western Australia between 1854 and 1862.³ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1862.¹ He held the office of Governor of Vancouver Island between 1864 and 1866.³ He held the office of Governor of the West African Settlements between 1867 and 1872.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in December 1867.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1871.² He held the office of Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.³ He held the office of Governor of Queensland between 1877 and 1883.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1881.¹

     Richard Wingfield, 5th Viscount Powerscourt was born on 11 September 1790.¹ He was the son of Richard Wingfield, 4th Viscount Powerscourt and Lady Catherine Meade.² He married, firstly, Lady Frances Theodosia Jocelyn, daughter of Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden and Frances Theodosia Bligh, on 6 February 1813 at Dundalk House, County Louth, Ireland^G.^1,3 He married, secondly, Theodosia Howard, daughter of Hon. Hugh Howard and Catherine Bligh, in August 1822.¹ He died on 9 August 1823 at age 32.¹
     He succeeded as the 5th Baron Wingfield, of Wingfield, co. Wexford [I., 1743] on 19 July 1809.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Powerscourt, of Powerscourt, co. Wicklow [I., 1743] on 19 July 1809.¹ He was appointed Representative Peer [Ireland] between 1821 and 1823.¹

     Hon. John Wingfield was born on 4 September 1791.¹ He was the son of Richard Wingfield, 4th Viscount Powerscourt and Lady Catherine Meade.¹ He died on 18 May 1811 at age 19 at Coimbra, Portugal.¹
     He gained the rank of Peninsular Wars.¹