| George Vaughan | |
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Royal Commission of George Vaughan |
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| Born | April 13, 1617 Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Died | June 27, 1689 (aged -36) |
| Occupation | councilor, merchant, Colonel of the New Hampshire militia |
| Religion | Congregationalist |
| Spouse | Mary Belcher, Elizabeth Eliott |
| Children | Sarah, William Vaughan (Major), Margaret, Elizabeth, Abigail, Eliot, Mary, Jane, George |
| Parents | William Vaughan and Margarett Cutt |
| George Vaughan | |
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| Lieutenant Governor of New Hampshire | |
| In office 18 July 1715 – 30 September 1717 |
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| Preceded by | John Usher |
| Succeeded by | John Wentworth (Lieutenant-Governor) |
George Vaughan (New Hampshire) (1676 - Dec 1724) may be best known for being Lieutenant Governor of colonial New Hampshire for only one year. A graduate of Harvard College in 1696, he was also at various times a merchant, Colonel of militia, agent for the province to England, and counsellor.1
Sources disagree regarding whether he resigned or was removed from office:
He "resigned his office, after some months of controversy. This was occasioned by his opinions on some important measures not agreeing fully with those of the General Assembly, especially on the excise and impost laws."2
"In 1716, Samuel Shute, a resident of Massachusetts, was appointed governor of that province and of New Hampshire, and soon after a controversy arose between these two highest officials. The Lieutenant Governor claimed that he was the true and sole executive, when the Governor was absent from the Province, and thereby became vested in all of the prerogatives pertaining to that office. He therefore declined to obey the mandate of his superior, when issued from Massachusetts.
"... On the 30th day of September, 1717, Lieutenant-Governor Vaughan was removed from office ...."3