John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery

The Earl Carbery
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller
Governor of Jamaica
In office
1675–1678
MonarchCharles II
Preceded bySir Henry Morgan
Succeeded bySir Henry Morgan
7th President of the Royal Society
In office
1686–1689
Preceded bySamuel Pepys
Succeeded byThomas Herbert
Personal details
Born(1639-07-08)8 July 1639
Died12 January 1713(1713-01-12) (aged 73)

John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery KB, FRS (baptised 8 July 1639 – 12 January 1713), styled Lord Vaughan from 1643 to 1686, was a Welsh nobleman and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Jamaica between 1675 and 1678.


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