Alanson B. Vaughan (June 6, 1806, inClinton County, New York – October 3, 1876[citation needed]) was a member of theWisconsin State Assembly and theMinnesota Territorial Legislature. He settled in what would becomeRock County, Wisconsin in 1843. He later worked as a merchant inLansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota. The town was in part named after Vaughan, because of the similarity to the sound of his first name.[1] He was a member of the Assembly during the 1848 session as aWhig.[2] From 1856 to 1857, he was a member of the House of Representatives of the Territorial Legislature as aRepublican.[3] Additionally, he was Postmaster of Lansing.[citation needed]
