Vernon H. Vaughan (February 11, 1838 – December 4, 1878) was an American political leader.

Born in Mount Meigs, Alabama, he served as Utah territorial secretary to Governor John Shaffer, and after Shaffer's untimely death in office, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Vaughan to fill the vacancy as acting governor.

Vaughan was a professor at the University of Alabama during the Reconstruction era.

[3] The only event of consequence during Vernon's administration was the Wooden Gun Rebellion, which, according to John Shaffer's proclamation, was an illegal drill by members of the Nauvoo Legion in November 1870.

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