John Vaughan was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War. John Vaughan of Kevenbodig was a captain in the Royalist army and a commissioner of array in 1642. However, by 1654 he was accepted by the Commonwealth authorises and was elected in that year as Member of Parliament for Merioneth. His election was opposed in a petition by Rice Vaughan of Grays Inn. References Year of birth missing Year of death missing Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales 17th-century Welsh politicians Cavaliers English MPs 1654–1655