| John Henry Vaughan MC KC (Fiji) | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General Zanzibar | |
In office 1930s – 1930s | |
| Monarch | Khalifa bin Harub |
| Resident | Richard Rankine John Hall |
| 17th Attorney General of Fiji | |
In office 1945–1949 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor | Sir Alexander Grantham Sir John Nicoll Sir Brian Freeston |
| Preceded by | Edward Enoch Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Brian Andre Doyle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 9, 1892 |
| Died | 16 April 1965 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | British subject |
| Spouse(s) | Thelma Green m. 1925 |
| Children | John,Richard and Matthew Vaughan |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Lawyer, Ornithologist |
John Henry Vaughan MC KC (Fiji) (9 February 1892 – 16 April 1965) was a lawyer and ornithologist who served as Attorney General of Zanzibar and later as Attorney General of Fiji.
Early life[]
Vaughan was educated at Eastbourne College and then studied Law at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Career[]
He is best known for his work in the British Empire's legal service as Attorney General of Zanzibar in the 1930s, and then as Attorney General of Fiji from 1945 to 1949.[1]
His work, The Dual Jurisdiction in Zanzibar, described the Protectorate's system of indirect British rule, whereby sovereignty technically remained with the Sultan of Zanzibar but with virtually all effective power in the hands of British-appointed officials.[2]
He was also a botanist who collected plants from what is now Tanzania and Fiji.[3] He put together an important collection of plants from Zanzibar and the eastern provinces of Tanganyika.[4]
Personal life[]
He married Thelma Green in 1925 and became a keen ornithologist.
Legacy[]
The Pemba white-eye derives its scientific name, Zosterops vaughani, from John Henry Vaughan, after whom it was named.[5]
Publications[]
- J. H. Vaughan (October 1929). "The Birds of Zanzibar and Pemba". pp. 577–608. Digital object identifier:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1929.tb08776.x.
References[]
- ↑ "Previous Attorneys-General of Fiji". © Copyright 2005-2008, Office of the Attorney General. http://www.ag.gov.fj/default.aspx?page=prevAttGen. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ John Henry Vaughan (1935). The Dual Jurisdiction in Zanziabar. OCLC 426594182.
- ↑ "Index of Botanists". Harvard University. http://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/botanist_search.php?mode=details&id=37944. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ↑ Kokwaro, J. O. (1994). "Flowering Plant Families of East Africa: An Introduction to Plant Taxonomy". https://books.google.com/?id=uFkrABmphJsC&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=%22J.H.+Vaughan%22+%2B+%22Zanzibar%22#v=onepage&q=%22J.H.%20Vaughan%22%20%2B%20%22Zanzibar%22&f=false. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Nancy M Taylor, ed (1924). "Zosterops vaughani". pp. 41. https://archive.org/details/bulletinofbritis44tayl. Retrieved 2014-08-20. "Named in honour of Mr. John H. Vaughan, of the Colonial Civil Service, who has very kindly presented the type to the National Collection."
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