Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne
Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne (1728 – 6 January 1800), of Trawsgoed, Cardiganshire, known as Viscount Lisburne from 1766 to 1776, was a Welsh[1] peer and politician.
Lisburne was the son of Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne and was educated at Eton College.
On 30 Jan 1750/1, he was commissioned an ensign in the 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards. He resigned his commission in December 1754.[2]
He was elected to the House of Commons for Cardiganshire in 1755, a seat he held until 1761 and again from 1768 to 1791 and also represented Berwick-upon-Tweed between 1765 and 1768. He served as a Lord of Trade in 1768 and as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1770 to 1782. Lisburne succeeded his father as fourth Viscount Lisburne in 1766 but as this was an Irish peerage it did not prohibit him from sitting in the House of Commons.
Apart from his political career he was also Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire from 1762 to his death. On 5 July 1759, he was created a DCL by Oxford.[3] In 1776 he was honoured when he was created Earl of Lisburne, also in the Peerage of Ireland.
Lord Lisburne died in January 1800 and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Wilmot. His second son John became the 3rd Earl. His daughter Dorothy Elizabeth married Sir Lawrence Palk, 2nd Baronet.[4][5]
Footnotes
- The Vaughans of Trawsgoed
- Mackinnon, Daniel (1833). Origin and Services of the Coldstream Guards. II. London: Richard Bentley. pp. 486–487.
- Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- "Vaughan04". Stirnet. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- "PZmisc04". Stirnet. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
References
- Morgan, Gerald, The Vaughans of Trawsgoed, 1997, Gomer Press, ISBN 1-85902-472-6
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Lloyd |
Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire 1755–1761 |
Succeeded by John Pugh Pryse |
| Preceded by Thomas Watson Sir John Delaval |
Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1765–1768 With: Sir John Delaval |
Succeeded by Sir John Delaval Robert Paris Taylor |
| Preceded by John Pugh Pryse |
Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire 1768–1791 |
Succeeded by Thomas Johnes |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Viscount Lisburne |
Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire 1762–1800 |
Succeeded by Thomas Johnes |
| Preceded by Thomas Johnes |
Custos Rotulorum of Cardiganshire 1780–1800 | |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Earl of Lisburne 1776–1800 |
Succeeded by Wilmot Vaughan |
| Preceded by Wilmot Vaughan |
Viscount Lisburne 1766–1800 | |