Richard Vaughan (judge)
Richard Vaughan (c. 1655–October 1724) of Derwydd, Carmarthenshire was Whig MP for Carmarthen from 1685 to his death. [1]
He was the eldest son of John Vaughan of Court Derllys and educated at Jesus College, Oxford. He went on to study law at Gray's Inn from 1673, was called to the bar in 1680 and made a bencher in 1706. He succeeded his uncle Sir Henry Vaughan, M.P., to Derwydd Mansion, near Llandybie in 1676.
He was appointed Recorder of Carmarthenshire for 1683-86 and 1688-1722 and a circuit judge on the Carmarthenshire circuit on 1715, serving as such until his death.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Carmarthen for 1685–87 and 1689 to his death in 1724. He is now reckoned to have been Father of the House from 1718 to his death, although it is not clear that he was regarded as such at the time.[2]
He married, in 1692, Arabella, the daughter of Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet, M.P., of Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire. They had no children and his estate passed to his niece, the wife of John Vaughan, MP for Carmarthenshire.
References
- ↑ "VAUGHAN, Richard (?1655-1724), of Derwydd, Carm". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ "The Father of the House" (PDF). Factsheet M3. London: House of Commons Information Office. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
External links
- "VAUGHAN, Richard (?1655-1724), of Derwydd, Carm.". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754.
- "VAUGHAN, Richard I (c.1655-1724), of Cwrt Derllys, Merthyr, Carm. and Gray's Inn". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715.
- "VAUGHAN, Richard (c.1656-1724), of Cwrt Derllys, Merthyr, Carm. and Gray's Inn.". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690.
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| Preceded by Edward Vaughan |
Father of the House 1718–1724 |
Succeeded by Lord William Powlett |
