General Sir Richard John Meade GCSI CIE (25 September 1821 – 20 March 1894) was a British Indian Army officer who served as the Chief Commissioner of Mysore from 1870 to 1881.

[1] He studied at the Royal Naval School at New Cross in London,[2] after which he received his commission as ensign and was posted to the 65th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry.

[3] He was part of the Central India Field Force during the troubles of 1857-59 and led the column which captured Tantya Tope and hanged him.

Meade's successes included "rebuffing" efforts by prime minister Mir Turab Ali Khan, known as Sir Sālār Jang (war leader) to reestablish Hyderabad's authority over the neighbouring province of Berar.

His grave bears the inscription: "Born on 25th September 1821 he entered in eternal life on 20th March 1894 at Hyères in the South of France where his mortal remains have been laid".