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William Vaughan (MP)

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William Vaughan
Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire
In office
1762–1775
Custos Rotulorum of Merionethshire
In office
1731–1775
Member of Parliament
for Merioneth
In office
1734–1768
Preceded byRichard Vaughan
Succeeded byJohn Pugh Pryse
Personal details
Bornc. 1707 (1707)
Died12 April 1775 (aged 67–68)
SpouseCatherine Nanney
RelationsEvan Lloyd Vaughan (brother)
Hugh Nanney (father-in-law)
Children1
Parent
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge

William Vaughan (c. 1707–12 April 1775) of Corsygedol, Merioneth was a Welsh politician.

Biography

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Corsygedol

He was the eldest 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. Evan Lloyd Vaughan was his younger brother.[citation needed]

He was the Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire 1762–1775, Custos Rotulorum of Merionethshire 1731–1775 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Merionethshire from 1734 to 1768.[1]

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. He was succeeded by his brother Evan.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 602. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Merionethshire
17341768
Succeeded by