George Vaughan (New Hampshire official)

George Vaughan
Royal Commission of George Vaughan (left half)
Royal Commission of George Vaughan
Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New Hampshire
In office
18 July 1715 – 30 September 1717
Preceded byJohn Usher
Succeeded byJohn Wentworth
Personal details
Born13 April 1676
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Died20 November 1725
Spouse(s)Mary Belcher, Elizabeth Eliott
ChildrenSarah, William Vaughan, Margaret, Elizabeth, Abigail, Eliot, Mary, Jane, George
Parent(s)William Vaughan and Margaret Cutt
Occupationcouncilor, merchant, Colonel of the New Hampshire militia

George Vaughan (New Hampshire) (13 April 1676 – 20 November 1725) may be best known for being Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New Hampshire for only one year. A graduate of Harvard College in 1696, he was also at various times a merchant, colonel of militia, agent for the province to England, and counsellor.[1]

  1. ^ Howard, pp. 502–504