John Vaughan, 1st Viscount Lisburne
The Viscount Lisburne | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Resting place | Llanafan church |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Title | 1st Viscount Lisburne |
| Spouse(s) | 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.
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:[1]
- John Vaughan, 2nd Viscount Lisburne (c.1695–1741)
- Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne (d. 1766)
- Hon. Henry Vaughan, died unmarried
- Lady Anne Vaughan, married
- Lady Elizabeth Vaughan
- Lady Letitia Vaughan
References[]
- ^ Peerages, p. 727
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
Categories:
- 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