ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ dˈɛməkɹˌæt tə ðə fˈɔːɹɾisˈɛkənd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, vˈɔːn sˈɜːvd fɹʌm mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, tə mˈɑːɹtʃ θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː,  bˌʌt wʌz nˌɑːɾə səksˈɛsfəl kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɔːɹ ɹˌiːᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː tə ðə fˈɔːɹɾiθˈɜːd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs.
Elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress, Vaughan served from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1873,  but was not a successful candidate for re-election in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress.