Charles Vaughan (of Porthamal)

Sir Charles Vaughan was a Welsh landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625.

Vaughan was the eldest son of Sir Walter Vaughan of Dunraven, Glamorgan, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, and Tealstone, Wiltshire. He was knighted on 7 November 1608. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Breconshire. He was elected MP for Breconshire again in 1625.^[1]

Vaughan married firstly Catharine Frances Knollys daughter of Sir Robert Knollys and through her acquired Porthamal. He married secondly Dorothy Miller daughter of Sir Robert Miller of Dorset. His only daughter Bridget married John Ashburnham, 1st Baron Ashburnham and took him the Porthamal estate.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir Robert Knollys	Member of Parliament for Breconshire 1614	Succeeded by Sir Henry Williams
Preceded by Sir Henry Williams	Member of Parliament for Breconshire 1625	Succeeded by John Price