Sir Thomas Vaughan was a Welsh statesman and diplomat, who rose to prominence before and during the Wars of the Roses. He began as an adherent of Jasper Tudor and King Henry VI of England, and was appointed to several offices by Henry. He was nonetheless a Yorkist by inclination, as were many Welshmen of the time. After the Yorkist victory in 1461 he became a loyal and important servant of King Edward IV. In 1483, he was executed by Richard III as part of his seizure of the throne.
- Occupation
- diplomat, soldier, politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1455-56 Parliament, Member of the 1478 Parliament, Master of the Jewel Office