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C. J. (Charles John) Vaughan
1816–1897
An influential Victorian scholar, preacher, and Anglican churchman, he moved between the worlds of Cambridge, Harrow, and Westminster Abbey. His sermons and religious writings reflect a thoughtful teacher who spent much of his life shaping education and church life in 19th-century Britain.
6 Audiobooks
The Book of Light in the Hand of Love: A plea for the British and Foreign Bible Society A sermon preached in St. Paul's Cathedral, on Tuesday, April 30, 1872
by C. J. (Charles John) Vaughan
A Letter to the Viscount Palmerston, M.P. &c. &c. &c. on the Monitorial System of Harrow School
by C. J. (Charles John) Vaughan
A Letter on the Late Post Office Agitation
by C. J. (Charles John) Vaughan
Prospects of the Church of England A sermon preached in the Parish Church of Doncaster, on Sunday evening, August 30, 1868, on the occasion of the first offertory in lieu of a church-rate
by C. J. (Charles John) Vaughan
A Second Letter on the late Post Office Agitation
by C. J. (Charles John) Vaughan
A Few Words on the Crystal Palace Question
by C. J. (Charles John) Vaughan
About the author
Born in Leicester in 1816, Charles John Vaughan was educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned distinction as a classicist and later became a fellow. After taking holy orders, he began building a reputation as both a scholar and a preacher.
He went on to serve in several prominent roles, including head master of Harrow School, Master of the Temple in London, and later Dean of Llandaff. He was also closely connected with Westminster Abbey, where he served as a canon, and became known for sermons that aimed to speak clearly and seriously to students, congregations, and readers.
Vaughan wrote widely on religion and scripture, and many of his published sermons and devotional works continued to circulate after his death in 1897. He is remembered as a learned but approachable churchman whose career joined academic life, public preaching, and pastoral work.