John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins

Who was John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins?

John Lloyd VaughanWatkins was a Welsh Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1832 and 1865.

Watkins was the son of Rev. Thomas Watkins and his wife Susanna Vaughan. His father was rector of Llandyfaelog. Watkins was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.

At the 1832 UK general election Watkins was elected Member of Parliament for Brecon. He held the seat until 1835. He was High Sheriff of Brecknockshire in 1836, and Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire from 1847. In 1847 he was re-elected MP for Brecon which he held until 1852. In 1854 he was re-elected again for Brecon and held the seat until his death in 1865.

Watkins lived at Pennoyre where he had an Italianate-style villa built by Anthony Salvin between 1846 and 1848. He died at the age of 63.