Charles Vaughan (of Porthamal)

Sir Charles Vaughan (died 1630) was a Welsh landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625.

Vaughan was the eldest son of Sir Walter Vaughan of Dunraven, Glamorgan, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, and Tealstone, Wiltshire. He was knighted on 7 November 1608. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Breconshire. He was elected MP for Breconshire again in 1625.[1]

Vaughan married firstly Frances Knollys daughter of Sir Robert Knollys and through her acquired the estate of Porthamal (or Porthamel) Breconshire.[2] He married secondly Dorothy Miller daughter of Sir Robert Miller of Dorset. His only daughter Bridget married John Ashburnham, 1st Baron Ashburnham and took him the Porthamal estate.[1]

References

  1. W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales
  2. Ford, David Nash (2008). "Sir Robert Knollys (d. 1619)". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Sir Robert Knollys
Member of Parliament for Breconshire
1614
Succeeded by
Sir Henry Williams
Preceded by
Sir Henry Williams
Member of Parliament for Breconshire
1625
Succeeded by
John Price


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