John Vaughan (Australian politician)

John Howard Vaughan CBE (14 November 1879 – 21 August 1955) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1912 to 1918, representing the United Labor Party (1912-1917) and the National Party (1917-1918). He served as the Attorney-General of South Australia from 1915 to 1917.^[1]

In the 1917 Labor split, Vaughan was expelled along with his brother, Premier Crawford Vaughan, and joined the new National Party.^[2]^[3] Upon the defeat of the Vaughan ministry in July 1917, Vaughan did not nominate for a position in the new coalition ministry of Archibald Peake, and enlisted to serve in World War I.^[4]^[5]^[6] He was controversially opposed at the 1918 election while away on active service, and being unable to campaign was defeated by Labor candidate Tom Gluyas.^[7]^[8]

References[]

^ "Mr John Vaughan". Parliament of South Australia. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "THE FINAL BREAK". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 13 February 1917. p. 5. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ "VICTOR HARBOR". Southern Argus. Port Elliot, SA: National Library of Australia. 5 April 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ "THE POLITICAL CRISIS". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ "MR. J. H. VAUGHAN'S ENLISTMENT". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 17 July 1917. p. 1. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ "A LEGISLATOR SOLDIER". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 9 October 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ "MR. J. H. VAUGHAN'S SEAT". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 30 March 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ "MR. J. H. VAUGHAN AND THE LABOR PARTY". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 12 January 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

Political offices
Preceded by Herbert Angas Parsons	Attorney-General of South Australia 1915-1917	Succeeded by Henry Barwell
South Australian Legislative Council
Preceded by Charles Richard Morris Beaumont Arnold Moulden	Member for Central District 1912–1915	Succeeded by Electorate abolished
Preceded by Electorate created	Member for Central District No. 1 1915–1918	Succeeded by Tom Gluyas

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[1] "Mr John Vaughan". Parliament of South Australia. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2011.

[2] "THE FINAL BREAK". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 13 February 1917. p. 5. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[3] "VICTOR HARBOR". Southern Argus. Port Elliot, SA: National Library of Australia. 5 April 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[4] "THE POLITICAL CRISIS". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[5] "MR. J. H. VAUGHAN'S ENLISTMENT". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 17 July 1917. p. 1. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[6] "A LEGISLATOR SOLDIER". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 9 October 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[7] "MR. J. H. VAUGHAN'S SEAT". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 30 March 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[8] "MR. J. H. VAUGHAN AND THE LABOR PARTY". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 12 January 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

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