Henry Halford Vaughan

Sir Henry Halford Vaughan, or Harry (27 August 1811 – 19 April 1885), was an English historian, the Regius Professor of History at Oxford University, from 1848 to 1858.

Henry Halford Vaughan
Born	(1811-08-27)27 August 1811 1 Montague Place, London, England
Died	19 April 1885(1885-04-19) (aged 73) Upton Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Nationality	British
Occupation	Historian
Title	Regius Professor of Modern History
Term	1848–1858
Predecessor	John Antony Cramer
Successor	Goldwin Smith
Spouse	Adeline Maria Jackson ​ ​ (m. 1856⁠–⁠1881)​
Children	William Wyamar Vaughan Millicent (m. Sir Vere Isham Bt. 3 other daughters
Parent	John Vaughan (puisne judge)

He was the son of the judge Sir John Vaughan. He was educated at Rugby School from 1822, went on to Christ Church, Oxford in 1829, and graduated with a first-class degree in literae humaniores in 1833.[1][2] He entered Lincoln's Inn as a student in 1833 and was called to the bar in 1838,[3] but never practised as a barrister.[1] He was a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford from 1835 to 1842.[2]

In 1856 he married Adeline Maria Jackson (1831–1881), eldest sister of Julia Jackson. Two years later he retired to Upton Castle in Pembrokeshire. Their son was the educationalist William Wyamar Vaughan.