Sir Charles Vaughan 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 Catharine Frances Knollys daughter of Sir Robert Knollys and through her acquired Porthamal. 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]
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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 |