{"id":553,"date":"2018-07-16T18:19:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T23:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=553"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:26:46","slug":"guilford-vaughan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/guilford-vaughan\/","title":{"rendered":"Guilford Vaughan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/vaughn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3104\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/vaughn-222x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/vaughn-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/vaughn.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Guilford Vaughan (Panola County)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>State House:<\/strong> 1876-1877<\/p>\n<p><strong>Born:<\/strong> c. 1819 in North Carolina<\/p>\n<p>Worked as a mail carrier and owned a school valued at $550 in Panola in 1869. Listed on the 1870 and 1880 census in Panola County with wife Catherine. Elected and appointed to various roles, such as door-keeper and porter, in the house and senate throughout the 1880s and 1890s.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6559\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/guilford-vaughan\/schools7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6559\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6559\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/schools7-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Freedmen's school report, Nov 1868\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/schools7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/schools7-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freedmen&#8217;s school report, Nov 1868<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4407\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/guilford-vaughan\/vaughanschool\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4407\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4407\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/vaughanschool-150x150.png\" alt=\"Guilford Vaughan's School, 1867\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/vaughanschool-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/vaughanschool-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guilford Vaughan&#8217;s School, July 1, 1869<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2355\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/guilford-vaughan\/vaughan5\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2355 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan5-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Panola Star, October 14, 1871<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6095\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/guilford-vaughan\/sccvaughan\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6095\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6095\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sccvaughan-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Claims Commission testimony, November 1872\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sccvaughan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sccvaughan-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SCC testimony, November 1872<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2347\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/guilford-vaughan\/vaughan\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2347 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, January 7, 1880<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2353\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/guilford-vaughan\/vaughan4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2353 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan4-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Public Ledger, January 12, 1880<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2359\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/guilford-vaughan\/vaughan7\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2359 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan7-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan7-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Panola Star, August 20, 1881<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2351\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/guilford-vaughan\/vaughan3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2351 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan3-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan3-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, January 7, 1892<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2357\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/guilford-vaughan\/vaughan6\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2357 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan6-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan6-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Clarion-Ledger, Jan 25, 1894<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2349\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/guilford-vaughan\/vaughan2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2349 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vaughan2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Clarion-Ledger, Jan 16, 1896<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guilford Vaughan (Panola County) State House: 1876-1877 Born: c. 1819 in North Carolina Worked as a mail carrier and owned a school valued at $550 in Panola in 1869. Listed on the 1870 and 1880 census in Panola County with wife Catherine. Elected and appointed to various roles, such as door-keeper and porter, in the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/guilford-vaughan\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Guilford Vaughan&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":53,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-553","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6560,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/553\/revisions\/6560"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}