Alanson B. Vaughan (June 6, 1806, in

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– October 3, 1876) was a member of the

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and the

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. He settled in what would become

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in 1843. He later worked as a merchant in

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. The town was in part named after Vaughan, because of the similarity to the sound of his first name. He was a member of the Assembly during the 1848 session as a Whig. From 1856 to 1857, he was a member of the House of Representatives of the Territorial Legislature as a

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.Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Alanson B. Vaughn
/ref> Additionally, he was Postmaster of Lansing.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaughan, Alanson People from Clinton County, New York People from Rock County, Wisconsin People from Mower County, Minnesota Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Members of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature Minnesota postmasters Wisconsin Whigs Minnesota Republicans 19th-century American merchants 1806 births 1876 deaths