William Vaughan (MP)
Welsh politician, died 1775
Intro | Welsh politician, died 1775 | |
Places | Wales | |
is | Politician | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Death | 12 April 1775 |
William Vaughan (c. 1707–12 April 1775) of Corsygedol, Merioneth was a Welsh politician.
He was the son of Richard Vaughan of Corsygedol and educated at Chester and Mortlake schools and St John’s College, Cambridge (1726). He succeeded his father in 1734.
He was the Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire 1762–1775, Custos Rotulorum of Merionethshire 1731–1769 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Merionethshire from 1734 to 1768.
He married his cousin Catherine, the daughter and coheiress of Hugh Nanney, M.P., of Nannau, Merioneth, with whom he had a daughter who predeceased him.