Vaughan

Vaughan, CHARLES JOHN, was born at St Martin's vicarage, Leicester, in 1816, and had his education under Arnold at Rugby, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating senior classic (bracketed with Lord Lyttelton) and chancellor's medallist in 1838. Elected next year to a fellowship in his college, he was successively vicar of St Martin's, Leicester (1841-44), head-master of Harrow (1844-59), vicar of Doncaster (1860-69), Master of the Temple (1869-94), and Dean of Llandaff (1879). Already in 1860 he had declined the bishopric of Rochester; in 1882 he was made a Clerk of the Closet to the Queen. He died 15th October 1897. An eloquent preacher of the liberal evangelical school, he published Harrow, Temple, and University Sermons; Lectures on Acts, Revelation, Philippians; editions of Romans, Philippians, Hebrews; Family Prayers, Discourses on Liturgy and Worship, Addresses to Young Clergymen, On Some Ministerial Duties, The School of Life, &c.