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262 CLANMCARDE — CLANWILLIAM. July, 1S«2, ho took the name of Canning, utter that of de Burgh, in compliance with the will of his maternal uncle, Karl Canning. Was M.P. for co. Gahvay (as Lard Duukelliu] 1867-71. Family Estates.— These, in 1883, consisted of 56,826 acres in co. Gahvay, valued at £24,358 a year. Principal. Residence, Portumna Castle, co. Gahvay. ULAN WILLI AM. Viscountcy [I.] J. Sir John Meade, Bart. [I.], of Ballintobner, co. I 17G6 Cork, only s. and )j. of Sir Richard Meade, 3d Bart, by Catherine, da. of Henry Prittik of Kilhoy, co. Tippeiary, was ■r-i .j rr -i b. 21 April 17-1-1, sue. his father when but six days old ; e<l. at the jvariaom |X.J Un i Vi 0 f Dublin ; RA., 1762 ; was M.P. for Bannagher 17(«I-0U, T. 177G. and, on 17 Nov. 176C, was cr. BAKON GILLFORD <>f the Manor of Gillford, co. Down, and VISCOUNT CLANWILLIAM, of co. Tipperai-y [I.], taking his seat as such 22 Oct. 1767. On 20 July 1776 he was cr. EARL OF CLANWILLIAM [I.], taking his seat as such, 10 Nov. 1779. He m., 29 Aug. 1765, Theodosia da. and h. of Robert Hawkins Mac.ill, of Gill Hall, co. Down, by his 21 wife, Anne, da. of John (Blioh), 1st Earl ok Darnley [LJ He d., 19 Oct. 1800, at St. Stephen's Green ; bur. in Dublin. His widow, who was b., 5 Sep. 1743, d., 2 March 1S17, at Brighton, m her 74th year. Earldom and 2. Robert (Meade), Earl of Cl.anwiu.iam, &c. [I.], Viscountcy [I.J i s t s . and h., b. 10 May 1766. He m., firstly at Schnschite, n II 1800. Bohemia, 6 Oct. 1793, Caroline, Countess Of Thunn in Germany, 3d da. of Joseph, Count ok Thunn, by Wilhelmiua, Countess ok Ulfeld. She, who was J., IS May 1789, d. at Vienna, in childbed, 8 Aug. 1S00. He m., secondly, at Vienna, 6 July 1805, Margaret Irene, Dow. BARONESS Shw.iwaji [J.], formerly wife of John Haucovbt, da. of John Saknev of Somerset House, Midx. He d. at Vienna, 3 Sep. 1805. His widow d. 1803. Her aduion. AprU 1812 and Sep. 1813. III. 1805. 3 and 2. Richard Charles Fhancis (Meade), Earl « TTT K 1 op Clanwilliam, &c, [I.], only s. and h., by 1st wife, b. 15 Aug. 0 yLU- J 1795, at Dublin; ed. at Eton, 1811; entered the Diplomatic I. 1828. Service and was attached to the suite of Lord Castlereagh at the Congress of Vienna in 1814; Under See. of State for Foreign Affairs, 1822-28{») ; Envoy to the Court of Berlin, 1823-27 ; G.O.B., 1826. On 28 Jauy. IS28, he was cr. a Peer [U.K.], as BARON CLANWILLIAM of co. fin- perary ; D.C.L., Oxford, 11 June 1834 ; Capt. of Deal Castle, &c. He m., 3 July 1830, at St. Geo. Han. sq., Elizabeth, da. of George Augustus (Herbert), 11th Eahl of PEMBROKE, by his 2d wife, Catherine, da. of Simon, Count Woronzow in Russia. She, who was 4., 31 March 1809, d., 20 Sep. 1858, at Taynuilt, co. Argyle, and was bur. at Wilton, Wilts. He d., 7 Oct. 1879, at No. 32, Belgrave Square, Midx., Earldom and 1 4 and 2. Richard James (Meade), Earl of Viscountcy [I ] Clanwilliam (1776 ; I.) Viscount Clanwilliam and Baron Gilleord (1766 ; I.) also Baron Clanwilliam ' l Q"0 ( ]828 ; U - K -) also a Baronet (1703 ; I.) 1st s. and h., b. >lcWJ. 3 0ct ; 1832 ; entered the Royal Navy, 1845 ; Lieut, 1852, serving in the War with Russia on the Baltic, 1854-55; Commander, 1858 ; Capt., 1859 ; naval aide-de- camp to the Queen, 1872-76 ; one of the Lords of the Admiralty, 1874-80 ; Rear-Admiral, 1876, being severely wounded in the assault on Canton in 1877, during the Chinese war; Vice-Admirali Barony [U. K.] II. I") In Rush's l! Diary of the Court of London, from 1819 to 1825," there are many notices of his early career.