Preceded by Sanford B. Dole Political party Democratic Spouse Pearl Lockett Preceded by John Morris Sheppard Children Three Party Democratic Party | Resting place Oahu Cemetery Name Horace Vaughan Succeeded by Eugene Black Nationality American Role Lawyer Resigned April 4, 1922 | |
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Born December 2, 1867
Marion County, Texas ( 1867-12-02 ) Died November 10, 1922, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Similar People Gerrit P Judd, Oliver G Traphagen, Neal Blaisdell, John Mott‑Smith, Jules Tavernier | ||
Horace Worth Vaughan (December 2, 1867 – November 10, 1922) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician.
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Early life
Vaughan was born to George T. and Tippah Leary Vaughan, on December 2, 1867 in Marion County, Texas.
He was admitted to the bar in 1885.
Texas
From 1890 to 1898 he was city attorney for Texarkana, Texas. From 1910 until 1912 he was a member of the Texas State Senate and in the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1915.
Hawaii
Vaughan moved to Honolulu in the Territory of Hawaii and became assistant United States district attorney on October 1, 1915. By December 22, 1915 he was promoted to United States district attorney, and after the retirement of Sanford B. Dole was appointed by Woodrow Wilson as judge of the territorial United States District Court for the District of Hawaii on May 15, 1916.
Vaughan was a political supporter of Woodrow Wilson and advocated states to pass prohibition, which he opposed at a national level because he believed that it would violate states rights.
Personal life and death
Vaughn married Pearl Lockett on November 21, 1888. The couple had three children.
On November 10, 1922 he was found dead in his Honolulu home with a bullet wound to his neck and a gun by his side. He is believed to have committed suicide. He was buried in Oahu Cemetery.
His daughter Jean Vaughan Gilbert (1904–1975) was one of the first women lawyers in Hawaii, and became city attorney of Honolulu.