About David Vaughan
Lived 1873 – 1938 (aged 65). David Vaughan was a British politician.
David John Vaughan (15 November 1873 – 23 November 1938) was a British Labour Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1929 to 1931.
Vaughan unsuccessfully contested Bristol South at three successive general elections, in 1922, 1923 and 1924.
He finally won a seat at the 1929 general election, when he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Forest of Dean division of Gloucestershire, replacing the sitting Labour MP Albert Arthur Purcell who did not defend the seat. However, at the next general election, in 1931, Vaughan was defeated by Dr. John Vigers Worthington, standing as a National Labour candidate.
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Who was David Vaughan?
British Labour Party politician (1873-1938)
When was David Vaughan born?
David Vaughan was born on 15 November 1873.
When did David Vaughan die?
David Vaughan died on 23 November 1938.
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David Vaughan was a politician.
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David Vaughan was British.
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