Vaughan Robinson Nash (1861 – 16 December 1932) was a British

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and the husband of Rosalind Nash.Lynn McDonald, ed., ''Florence Nightingale on women, medicine, midwifery and prostitution'', Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 2005, p.944 He was a correspondent of

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, his wife's aunt. Nash served as the Principal Private Secretary in the Coalition Ministry of

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Biography

Nash was born in

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to Charles Nash, a timber merchant, and Sarah Ann. He began his career as journalist covering the

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. He later became a "special correspondent", covering issues in crisis hit foreign countries, in particular drawing attention to the problem of hunger within the territories of the

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, an issue that was sometimes neglected by administrators and politicians. He was appointed Companion of the

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(CB) in the 1909 Birthday Honours and Commander of the

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(CVO) in the

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. He had two sons and a daughter. A daughter and son preceded him in death. He died in Woodgreen near Salisbury, aged 71.

Publications

* 'The Great Famine and its Causes' by Vaughan Nash, ''The Economic Journal'', Vol. 11, No. 44 (Dec., 1901), pp. 537–541.

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1861 births 1932 deaths People from Clifton, Bristol British economists Companions of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Principal private secretaries to the prime minister {{UK-economist-stub