Contra Costa County Biography

IRA RAYMOND VAUGHN

Transcribed by Sally Kaleta, December, 2006.

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Ira Raymond Vaughn was made city treasurer of Richmond on April 1, 1913, and 
this important position he has held ever since, discharging his duties in a 
prompt, capable, and reliable manner. Previous to taking this office he held a 
position of trust and responsibility for four years with the Standard Oil 
Company, in the auditing department. Mr. Vaughn was born in Eagleville, Modoc 
County, California, April 16, 1885. He acquired his education in the public 
schools and attended high school in Santa Rosa, later taking a business course 
in Oakland. He then became identified with the Santa Fe Railroad at Richmond, 
and later went with the Standard Oil Company. On July 1, 1910, he was appointed 
city clerk, which office he filled to the credit of Richmond until April 1, 
1913, when he was made city treasurer. Politically, Mr. Vaughn is affiliated 
with the Democratic party. Fraternally, he is a member of the B. P. O. E. of 
Richmond, the Moose, and the Modern Woodmen of the World. He was united in 
marriage to Miss Mattie Eleanor Mitchell, of Tulare County, California, June 24, 
1906. Mr. Vaughn has many friends in Richmond, by all of whom he is respected 
and highly esteemed. He stands for progress at all times, and seeks his own 
success and the city's advancement along lines of activity which will bear the 
closest investigation and scrutiny.
 
Source: "The History of Contra Costa County, California", Elms Publ. Co., 1917, 
pp. 477-478.