John Edwards-Vaughan, also known as John Edwards (29 March 1772 - 16 August 1833) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1818 and 1832.

Edwards-Vaughan was elected unopposed as the Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 (MP) for Glamorganshire

Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales, returning two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 divided it into five new constituencies: East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda.- MPs...

 at the general election in 1818

United Kingdom general election, 1818

The 1818 general election of the United Kingdom saw the Whigs gain a few seats, but the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool retained a majority of around 90 seats...

, but when he stood as a Whig at the 1820 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1820

The 1820 UK general election, held shortly after the Radical War in Scotland and the Cato Street Conspiracy. In this atmosphere, the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool were able to win a substantial majority over the Whigs....

, he was defeated by the Tory candidate.

He returned to the House of Commons as a Tory at the 1830 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1830

The 1830 United Kingdom general election, was triggered by the death of King George IV and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, William IV. Fought in the aftermath of the Swing Riots, it saw electoral reform become a major election issue...

, when he was elected as the MP for Wells

Wells (UK Parliament constituency)

Wells is a county constituency centred on the city of Wells in Somerset. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first past the post voting system...

, having stood unsuccessfully in 1826

United Kingdom general election, 1826

The 1826 United Kingdom general election saw the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool win a substantial and increased majority over the Whigs. In Ireland, Home Rule candidates, working with the Whigs, won large gains from Unionist candidates....

. He was re-elected unopposed in 1831

United Kingdom general election, 1831

The 1831 general election in the United Kingdom saw a landslide win by supporters of electoral reform, which was the major election issue. As a result it was the last unreformed election, as the Parliament which resulted ensured the passage of the Reform Act 1832. Polling was held from 28 April to...

, but was defeated at the 1832 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1832

-Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807....

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Edwards-Vaughan's daughter Jesse married his fellow MP at Wells, John Lee Lee

John Lee Lee

John Lee Lee was a British Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1830 to 1837.In 1830 Lee was elected one of the Members of Parliament for Wells. He held the seat until 1837....

 and their son Vaughan Hanning Vaughan-Lee

Vaughan Hanning Vaughan-Lee

Vaughan Hanning Vaughan-Lee was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1882....

 was also an MP after serving in the Crimean War

Crimean War

The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...

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