June 26: Walter Clifton Vaughan is born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

c. 1891

Walter Vaughan joins Joseph Jewett at 19 Pearl Street.

1893

Chicago World’s Fair; attended by Walter and Etta Vaughan on their honeymoon.

1895

Joseph D. Jewett and Walter C. Vaughan form “copartnership” under the name J.D. Jewett & Co.

1902

May 29: J.D. Jewett Co., successor to J.D. Jewett & Co., is incorporated, with Joseph Jewett as president and Walter Vaughan as secretary.

c. 1909

Joseph Jewett and Walter Vaughan end their partnership; Walter Vaughan assumes control of the J.D. Jewett Co.

1924

Walter and Etta Vaughan visit Stafford Vaughan in Rome; Walter collects medieval ironwork and hardware.

1944

Walter Vaughan retires; divides shares in W.C. Vaughan between Stafford Vaughan and Elmer Pratt.

March 22: Walter Clifton Vaughan dies, in Watertown, Massachusetts.