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Henry Halford Vaughan

Henry Halford Vaughan

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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.

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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.

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  1. [1]
    Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Vaughan, Henry Halford" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. [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. [3]
    Foster, Joseph. "Vaughan, Henry Halford" . Men-at-the-Bar  (2nd ed.) – via Wikisource.

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