Henry Halford Vaughan
Born(1811-08-27)27 August 1811
1 Montague Place, London, England
Died19 April 1885(1885-04-19) (aged 73)
Upton Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
NationalityBritish
OccupationHistorian
TitleRegius Professor of Modern History
Term1848–1858
PredecessorJohn Antony Cramer
SuccessorGoldwin Smith
Spouse
Adeline Maria Jackson
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(m. 1856⁠–⁠1881)​
ChildrenWilliam Wyamar Vaughan

Millicent (m. Sir Vere Isham Bt.

3 other daughters
ParentJohn Vaughan (puisne judge)

Sir Henry Halford Vaughan, or Harry (27 August 1811 – 19 April 1885), was an English historian, the Regius Professor of History at Oxford University, from 1848 to 1858.

He was the son of the judge Sir John Vaughan. He was educated at Rugby School from 1822, went on to Christ Church, Oxford in 1829, and graduated with a first-class degree in literae humaniores in 1833.[1][2] He entered Lincoln's Inn as a student in 1833 and was called to the bar in 1838,[3] but never practised as a barrister.[1] He was a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford from 1835 to 1842.[2]

In 1856 he married Adeline Maria Jackson (1831–1881), eldest sister of Julia Jackson. Two years later he retired to Upton Castle in Pembrokeshire. Their son was the educationalist William Wyamar Vaughan.

References

  1. 1 2 Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Vaughan, Henry Halford" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. 1 2 Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Vaughan, Henry Halford" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ↑ Foster, Joseph. "Vaughan, Henry Halford" . Men-at-the-Bar  (2nd ed.) – via Wikisource.

Selected works

Further reading

  • Bill, E. G. W. (2004). "Vaughan, Henry Halford". In Matthew, H. C. G. & Harrison, Brian (eds.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 56. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 176–178. ISBN 0-19-861406-3. OCLC 1035755389 – via the Internet Archive. Also available via Oxford DNB Online (subscription or UK public library membership required). {{cite encyclopedia}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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