Howard Vaughan

John Howard Vaughan CBE (14 November 1879 – 21 August 1955), known as Howard,^[1] 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.^[2]

In the 1917 Labor split, Vaughan was expelled along with his brother, Premier Crawford Vaughan, and joined the new National Party.^[3][4] 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.^[5][6][7] 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.^[8][9]

Vaughan was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1932.^[10]

References

1. Grainger, G (1990). "Vaughan, John Howard (1879–1955)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
2. "Mr John Vaughan CBE". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
3. "The final break". The Register. 13 February 1917. p. 5. Retrieved 19 January 2015 – via Trove.
4. "Victor Harbor". Southern Argus. 5 April 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2015 – via Trove.
5. "The political crisis". The Advertiser. 14 July 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2015 – via Trove.
6. "Mr J. H. Vaughan's enlistment". The Barrier Miner. 17 July 1917. p. 1. Retrieved 19 January 2015 – via Trove.
7. "A legislator soldier". The Register. 9 October 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2015 – via Trove.
8. "Mr J. H. Vaughan's seat". The Mail. 30 March 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2015 – via Trove.
9. "Mr J. H. Vaughan and the Labor Party". The Advertiser. 12 January 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2015 – via Trove.
10. "Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil) (Imperial) (CBE) entry for Mr John Howard Vaughan". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 1932. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

 

Political offices
Preceded by Herbert Angas Parsons	Attorney-General of South Australia 1915-1917	Succeeded by Henry Barwell
South Australian Legislative Council
Preceded by Charles Richard Morris Beaumont Arnold Moulden	Member for Central District 1912–1915	Succeeded by Electorate abolished
Preceded by Electorate created	Member for Central District No. 1 1915–1918	Succeeded by Tom Gluyas