John Vaughan, 1st Viscount Lisburne
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John Vaughan, 1st Viscount Lisburne (7 December 1667 – 20 March 1721), of Trawsgoed, Cardiganshire, was a Welsh nobleman.
The Viscount Lisburne | |
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| 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
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
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