John Vaughan (Australian politician)

John Howard Vaughan CBE (14 November 1879 – 21 August 1955) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1912 to 1918, representing the United Labor Party (1912-1917) and the National Party (1917-1918). He served as the Attorney-General of South Australia from 1915 to 1917.^[1]

In the 1917 Labor split, Vaughan was expelled along with his brother, Premier Crawford Vaughan, and joined the new National Party.^[2][3] Upon the defeat of the Vaughan ministry in July 1917, Vaughan did not nominate for a position in the new coalition ministry of Archibald Peake, and enlisted to serve in World War I.^[4][5][6] He was controversially opposed at the 1918 election while away on active service, and being unable to campaign was defeated by Labor candidate Tom Gluyas.^[7][8]

References

1. "Mr John Vaughan". Parliament of South Australia. 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
2. "THE FINAL BREAK.". The Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 13 February 1917. p. 5. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
3. "VICTOR HARBOR.". Southern Argus (Port Elliot, SA: National Library of Australia). 5 April 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
4. "THE POLITICAL CRISIS.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 14 July 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
5. "MR. J. H. VAUGHAN'S ENLISTMENT.". The Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia). 17 July 1917. p. 1. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
6. "A LEGISLATOR SOLDIER.". The Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 9 October 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
7. "MR. J. H. VAUGHAN'S SEAT.". The Mail (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 30 March 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
8. "MR. J. H. VAUGHAN AND THE LABOR PARTY.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 12 January 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2015.