Vaughan Hanning Vaughan-LeeJPDL (25 February 1836 – 7 July 1882) was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1882.
Early life
Vaughan-Lee was born Lee, was the only son of John Lee Lee of Dillington House, Ilminster,[1] and his first wife Jessy Edwards-Vaughan, daughter of John Edwards-Vaughan of Rheola.[2] His father and maternal grandfather were MPs for Wells at the same time. After his mother's death in 1836, his father married Hon. Mary Sophia Hood (the eldest daughter of Samuel Hood, 2nd Baron Bridport and Charlotte Hood, 3rd Duchess of Bronte) in 1841. From his father's second marriage, he had four younger half siblings.
He took part in the Crimean War in 1854 to 1855 including the Battle of Alma, the Battle of Inkerman, the Siege of Sevastopol and the attack on the redan and Kinbourn. He was promoted to lieutenant in December 1854 and was wounded twice. In 1858, he became a captain and in 1859 retired from the army. He was a major in the Glamorganshire Light Infantry Militia, and a captain in the West Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry.
On 7 August 1861, Vaughan-Lee was married to Clara Elizabeth Moore (1841–1911) in Appleby Magna. She was a daughter of George Moore of Appleby Hall, Leicestershire. Together, they were the parents of four sons and four daughters, including:[6]
Col. Arthur Vaughan Hanning Vaughan-Lee (1862–1933), who married Ursula Pickering, daughter of Henry Dawnay Umfreville Pickering, in 1915.[7]
John Edwards Vaughan-Lee of Rheola (1863–1929), who married Alice Elizabeth Ashe, daughter of Maj. Waller Ashe, in 1888.[6]
Jessy Isabel Vaughan-Lee (1866–1940), who married Walter Boden in 1888.
Caroline Christine Lee (1873–1950), who married Richard Henry Ratcliff in 1894.[11] After his death, she married first-class cricketer and British Army officer Horace Ogilvie Peacock in 1908.