Robert Vaughn (Australian politician)
Australian politician
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Robert Matterson Vaughn (1833 – 14 April 1908) was an Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.[1]
Robert Vaughn | |
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| Born | 1833 Ohio, United States |
| Died | (aged 75) Paddington, New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse |
Sarah Anne Colls (m. 1864) |
| Education | Geauga Seminary |
Vaughn was born in Ohio, United States of America, son of Jesse Vaughn, a farmer, and his wife Betsy, née Matterson.[1] Vaughn was educated at the Baptist Geauga Seminary in Chester, Ohio. In 1852 Vaughn travelled to the Californian goldfields.[1] In 1853 Vaughn arrived in Sydney and became a professional goldminer on the major diggings in New South Wales and Victoria.[1]
Vaughn represented Grenfell in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales from November 1880,[2] and was Secretary for Mines in the fifth Robertson Ministry, from December 1885 to February 1886. He was defeated by George Greene at the general election in 1889.[3] At the general election in 1891 he was again returned for Grenfell as a Labour candidate.[3] He stood as a Protectionist candidate at the 1894 election, but finished third, with Greene regaining the seat.[4]
Vaughn married Sarah Anne Colls on 12 February 1864,[1] and had 11 children.[2] He died in Paddington, New South Wales on 14 April 1908.[1]