Back ستيفن إف. أوستين Arabic ایستفن اف. آوستین AZB Стывен Фулер Остын Byelorussian Stephen Fuller Austin Catalan Stephen F. Austin Danish Stephen F. Austin German Stephen F. Austin English Stephen Austin Spanish استفان آستین Persian Stephen F. Austin Finnish
Stephen F. Austin | |
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| 4th Secretary of State of Texas | |
| In office October 22, 1836 – December 27, 1836 | |
| President | Sam Houston |
| Preceded by | William Houston Jack |
| Succeeded by | James Pinckney Henderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Fuller Austin November 3, 1793 Wythe County, Virginia, United States, present-day Austinville, Virginia |
| Died | December 27, 1836 (aged 43) West Columbia, Brazoria County, Republic of Texas |
| Cause of death | pneumonia |
| Nationality | American, Spanish, Mexican, Texian |
| Relations | Richard Austin (colonist) |
| Parents | Moses Austin, Mary Brown Austin |
| Occupation | politician, empresario |
| Known for | Being the "Father of Texas" |
Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American politician and landowner. He was known as the "Father of Texas" and the founder of Texas.[1][2] He led the second and successful colonization of Texas by bringing 300 families from the United States to the region in 1825.
The city of Austin, Texas is named after him.[3]
- ↑ Gregg Cantrell (1 August 2001). Stephen F. Austin: Empresario of Texas. Yale University Press. p. 2. ISBN 0-300-09093-5.
...generations of Texans have come to revere Austin as the Father of Texas...
- ↑ Thom Hatch (1 August 1999). Encyclopedia of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution. McFarland. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7864-9162-9.
- ↑ "AUSTIN, STEPHEN F. | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)". Tshaonline.org. Retrieved December 11, 2011.