Arthur Powys-Vaughan
Arthur Powys-Vaughan (1 November 1847 – February 1916) was an English soldier and Inspector of Factories.
Early life[edit]
He was born in Brighton, Sussex on 1 November 1847. He was the eldest son of the Rev. James Vaughan (c. 1806–c. 1889) and Emily (née Powys) Vaughan, who married in 1843.[1] His maternal grandparents were Penelope (née Hatsell) Powys (a daughter of James Hatsell, Esq. of Morden Park, Surrey, and niece of John Hatsell, Clerk of the House of Commons) and the Hon. Rev. Littleton Powys (the second surviving son of Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford and younger brother to Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford).[2]
Powys-Vaughan was educated at Balliol College, Oxford where he matriculated in 1866.[3]
Career[edit]
Powys-Vaughan was a lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps by The Duke of Cambridge,[4] and in 1880 he was appointed to be one of H.M. Inspector of Factories, in the Home Office,[5] by Sir William Harcourt, the Home Secretary.[6]
Personal life[edit]
On 25 May 1875, Powys-Vaughan was married to countess Clelia Maria Corinna de Candia (b. 1855) at St Peter's Church, Eaton Square.[7] She was the second daughter of the famous count Mario the Tenor and Giulia Grisi.[8] Together, they were the parents of:
- Ivy Clelia de Candia Powys-Vaughan (1876–1951), who married Bernard Edward Halsey Bircham, the private solicitor to George V from 1922 to 1936.[9]
- Gwynneth "Gwyn" de Candia Powys-Vaughan (1879–1922),[10] after travelling the world with his cousin the botanist David Thomas Gwynne-Vaughan, he returned to England and became a Royal Officer.
Powys-Vaughan died in February 1916 in the Marylebone district, Middlesex.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Lodge, Edmund (1856). The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing: Arranged and Printed from the Personal Communications of the Nobility ... Saunders and Otley. p. 349. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1882). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire for 1882: Forming the Second Part of "The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire". Nichols. p. 411. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Oxford, University of; Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886: Their Parentage, Birthplace, and Year of Birth, with a Record of Their Degrees: Sabin-Zouch. Parker and Company. p. 1464.
- ^ "Admiralty, June 24". The Morning Post. 29 June 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "THE EXPLOSION AT A CARTRIDGE FACTORY". The Standard. 30 July 1895. p. 6. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "APPOINTMENT". Aberdeen Journal, and General Advertiser for the North of Scotland. 9 September 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Wedding Announcement". The Observer. 30 May 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "MARRIAGES". The Morning Post. 27 May 1875. p. 8. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Sir Bernard Halsey Bircham", The Times (London), 12 July 1945, p. 7. Gale CS118833388
- ^ Youngs, Kelvin. "Aircrew Remembered Aviation Personal Histories and Databases". aircrewremembered.com. Aircrew Remembered site. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "The Descendants of John Powys, born circa 1430-1445". www.airgale.com.au. Retrieved 28 September 2021.