| The Viscount Lisburne | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cardiganshire, Wales |
| Resting place | Llanafan church |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Title | 1st Viscount Lisburne |
| Spouse | Malet Wilmot |
| Children | John, Wilmont, Henry, Anne, Elizabeth, Letita |
| Parent(s) | Edward Vaughan (MP), Letitia Hooker |
John Vaughan, 1st Viscount Lisburne (7 December 1667 – 20 March 1721), of Trawsgoed, Cardiganshire, was a Welsh nobleman.
Biography
The son of Edward Vaughan and grandson of Sir John Vaughan, he was created Baron Fethard and Viscount Lisburne, in the Peerage of Ireland, on 5 June 1695. He represented Cardiganshire in the House of Commons from 1694 to 1698. He was Colonel of the Cardiganshire Militia in 1697.
Vaughan married his first wife, Lady Malet Wilmot (d. 1709), daughter of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, on 18 August 1692. They had six children:
- John Vaughan, 2nd Viscount Lisburne (c.1695–1741)
- Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne (d. 1766)
- Hon. Henry Vaughan, died unmarried
- Lady Anne Vaughan, married Sir John Prideaux, 6th Baronet
- Lady Elizabeth Vaughan
- Lady Letitia Vaughan
References
- Hay, George Jackson, Sir (1987). An epitomized history of the militia (the "Constitutional force"). Malpas: R. Westlake, Military Books. ISBN 0-9508530-7-0. OCLC 33085577.
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Sources
- The parliamentary history of the principality of Wales, 1541-1895
- National Library of Wales
- Morgan, Gerald, "The Vaughans of Trawsgoed," Gomer, 1997, ISBN 1-85902-472-6
- The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, John Debrett, Published 1809
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySir Carbery Pryse, Bt | Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire 1694–1698 |
Succeeded byJohn Lewis |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded byThe Viscount Hereford | Custos Rotulorum of Cardiganshire 1714–1721 |
Succeeded byThe Viscount Lisburne |
| Preceded byThe Earl of Pembroke | Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire 1715–1721 | |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Viscount Lisburne 1695–1721 |
Succeeded byJohn Vaughan |
- 1667 births
- 1721 deaths
- Lord-lieutenants of Cardiganshire
- Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales
- Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland
- Peers of Ireland created by William III
- Whig (British political party) MPs
- English MPs 1695–1698
- Cardigan Militia officers
- Vaughan family (Ireland)