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Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne (1730 – 6 January 1800), known as Viscount Lisburne from 1766 to 1776, was a British
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 peer and politician.

Lisburne was the son of Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne. He was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons

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 for Cardiganshire in 1755, a seat he held until 1761 and again from 1768 to 1791 and also represented Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)

Berwick-upon-Tweed is a constituency represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
 between 1765 and 1768. He served as a Lord of Trade in 1768 and as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1770 to 1782.






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Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne (1730 – 6 January 1800), known as Viscount Lisburne from 1766 to 1776, was a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 peer and politician.

Lisburne was the son of Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne. He was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the British monarchy and the House of Lords ....
 for Cardiganshire in 1755, a seat he held until 1761 and again from 1768 to 1791 and also represented Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)

Berwick-upon-Tweed is a constituency represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
 between 1765 and 1768. He served as a Lord of Trade in 1768 and as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1770 to 1782. Lisburne succeeded his father as fourth Viscount Lisburne in 1766 but as this was an Irish peerage it did not prohibit him from sitting in the House of Commons. In 1766 he was honoured when he was created Earl of Lisburne, also in the Peerage of Ireland. Apart from his political career he was also Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire
Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire

This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire. After 1780, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Cardiganshire....
.

Lord Lisburne died in January 1800 and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Wilmot.