John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Lisburne (3 May 1769 – 18 May 1831), known as the Honourable John Vaughan until 1820, was a British

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 soldier and Member of Parliament

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Lisburne was the younger son of Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne

Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne

Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne , of Trawsgoed, Cardiganshire, known as Viscount Lisburne from 1766 to 1776, was a Welsh peer and politician.Lisburne was the son of Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne...

. He served in the Army, transferring from the 87th Foot to the 58th Foot as a Captain

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 in 1795, and being promoted to Major

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 the next month and Lieutenant-Colonel later the same year. He eventually achieved the rank of Colonel

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. He also represented Cardigan

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 in the House of Commons

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 from 1796 to 1818. In 1820 he succeeded his half-brother in the earldom, but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords

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Lord Lisburne married Lucy, daughter of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, in 1798. He died in May 1831, aged 62, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Ernest

Ernest Vaughan, 4th Earl of Lisburne

Ernest Augustus Vaughan, 4th Earl of Lisburne , styled Viscount Vaughan from 1820 to 1831, was a British politician....

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