William Gwyn Vaughan (c. 1681–1753) of Trebarried, Breconshire, was a Welsh Tory politician who sat in the

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from 1721 to 1734. Vaughan was the second son of Gwyn Vaughan of Trebarried and his wife Mary Lucy, daughter of

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. In 1694, he succeeded his brother Thomas. He matriculated at

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on 12 May 1698, aged 16. He married Frances Vaughan, daughter of John Vaughan of Hergest Vaughan was returned as a Tory

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for

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at a by-election on 30 August 1721. He was elected for Breconshire again in a contest at the 1722 general election, and was returned unopposed in

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. He spoke against the Government in 1730 on the Hessians and in 1733 on the army estimates, and voted in 1733 against the

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and in 1734 for the repeal of the Septennial Act. He was defeated in a contest at the 1734 general election and did not stand again. Vaughan died on 31 August 1753. He had six sons including Gwyn, John, Thomas and Walter and two daughters Mary and Frances.

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People’s Collection, Wales Trebarried House near Llandefalle, c. 1960
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaughan, William Gwyn 1680s births 1753 deaths British MPs 1715–1722 British MPs 1722–1727 British MPs 1727–1734 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies