Arthur Vesey Meade, 5th Earl of Clanwilliam, Military Cross, styled Lord Donore between 1905 and 1907, was a British Army officer and politician.
Background
Arthur Meade was the second, but eldest surviving, son of Admiral of the Fleet Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam, and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Arthur Kennedy Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Street Michael and Street George Central Bank, governor of various colonies including Queensland, Hong Kong and Vancouver Island.
Education
He was educated at Eton and joined the Royal Horse Guards.
Career
On the outbreak of the Second Boer War he served with his regiment in South Africa, becoming a captain in 1900. He was mentioned in despatches (31 March 1900), and was severely wounded, after which he served as Assistant Provost Marshal and Staff Captain. In early 1902 he was seconded to serve with the 30th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, as second-in-command with the temporary rank of major.
The battalion left Southampton for South Africa in early May, but arrived after conclusion of hostilities the following month.
After his retirement he divided his time between his property in Ireland (Montalto, Ballynahinch, co Down) and London. When war broke out in 1914 he returned to the Army and served in France with his regiment from 1915 to 1919 with distinction, being mentioned in dispatches and gaining the Military Cross.
On returning to London he succeeded Lord Kintore as chairman of the Carlton Club. During the 1939-1945 war he was for some time an unpaid assistant Whip in the House of Lords with a seat on the Front Bench.
Oliver Howard. She died in June 1952.
Clanwilliam died on 23 January 1953 at his home in Bagshot, Surrey.
Membership
Although not a very frequent speaker in the Upper Chamber, he was a valuable member of committees, both as chairman and member.