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Alanson B. Vaughan was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature.

Biography

Vaughan was born on June 6, 1806 in Clinton County, New York. He settled in what would become Rock County, Wisconsin in 1843. He later worked as a merchant in Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota. The town was in part named after Vaughan, because of the similarity to the sound of his first name.[1] Vaughan died on October 3, 1876.

Political career

Vaughan was a member of the Assembly during the 1848 session as a Whig.[2] From 1856 to 1857, he was a member of the House of Representatives of the Territorial Legislature as a Republican. Additionally, he was Postmaster of Lansing.[3]

References

  1. ^ Warren Upham (2001). Minnesota Place Names (3rd ed.). St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 387.
  2. ^ Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book. p. 182.
  3. ^ Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Alanson B. Vaughan
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