Fred A. Vaughn
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William J. Fields
Fred A. Vaughn | |
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| 61st Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
| In office January 5, 1920 – January 7, 1924 | |
| Governor | Edwin P. Morrow William J. Fields |
| Preceded by | James P. Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Emma Guy Cromwell |
| County Judge of Johnson County | |
| In office January 5, 1914 – January 1920 | |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 96th district | |
| In office January 1, 1904 – January 1, 1906 | |
| Preceded by | William T. Stafford |
| Succeeded by | William T. Cain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1876 Paintsville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | January 21, 1927 (aged 50) Paintsville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mayo Cemetery, Paintsville, Kentucky |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Muir Halstead (m. 1914) |
| Parent(s) | H.S. Vaughn Mary E. Burgess |
| Education | University of Kentucky George Washington University |
Fred A. Vaughn (December 8, 1876 – January 21, 1927) was an American educator, attorney, and politician who served as Secretary of State of Kentucky from 1920 to 1924. He also served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1904 to 1906 and Judge/Executive of Johnson County, Kentucky from 1913 to 1920. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Fred A. Vaughn was born on December 8, 1876, in Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky, as the fifth child of H.S. Vaughn, a local politician, and Mary E. Burgess. He received a common education from Paintsville public schools. He attended the University of Kentucky and learned law at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He then taught as a teacher at the Big Sandy Valley Seminary for 10 years. He married Mary Muir Halstead in 1914, they had no children.[1][2]