John Vaughan, 1st Viscount Lisburne (7 December 1667 – 20 March 1721), of Trawsgoed, Cardiganshire, was a Welsh nobleman.
The Viscount Lisburne | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 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 |
Biography edit
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.[1]
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:[2]
- 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 edit
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) p. 195 - ^ Peerages, p. 727
Sources edit
- 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