George Vaughan | |
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Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New Hampshire | |
In office 18 July 1715 – 30 September 1717 | |
Preceded by | John Usher |
Succeeded by | John Wentworth |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 April 1676 Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
Died | 20 November 1725 |
Spouse(s) | Mary Belcher, Elizabeth Eliott |
Children | Sarah, William Vaughan, Margaret, Elizabeth, Abigail, Eliot, Mary, Jane, George |
Parent(s) | William Vaughan and Margaret Cutt |
Occupation | councilor, 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]