John Meade, 1st Earl of Clanwilliam

John Meade, 1st Earl of Clanwilliam (21 April 1744 – 19 October 1800), was an Anglo-Irish nobleman, known as Sir John Meade, 4th Baronet, until 1766. Elevated to the Peerage of Ireland, his debauchery and reckless spending led him to sell the family estate. The small town of Clanwilliam in Western Cape, South Africa is named after him.

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