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Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American-born empresario.Known as the "Father of Texas" and the founder of Anglo Texas, [1] [2] he led the second and, ultimately, the successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families and their slaves from the United States to the Tejas region of Mexico in 1825.
Moses Austin (October 4, 1761 – June 10, 1821) was an American businessman and pioneer who played a large part in the development of the lead industry in the early United States, especially in southwest Virginia and Missouri.
Richard Austin (1598–1645) was an early Puritan colonist who landed in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts on 16 May 1638 [1] on board a ship called the Bevis. [2] [3] [4] He was the immigrant paternal English ancestor and great-great-great-grandfather of Stephen F. Austin, empresario, considered the "father of Texas" and founder of Texas.
4.2 Stephen F. Austin. 4.3 SMU. 4.4 Texas Tech. 4.5 Texas. 4.6 Kansas State. ... The Horned Frogs celebrated Family Weekend and Clark Society Weekend during this ...
Mary Brown Austin (1768–1824) had dramatic influence on early Texas history. Perhaps her most important contribution to history is writing a letter to her son, Stephen, two days before the death of her husband, Moses Austin, imploring Stephen F. Austin to carry out the dying wish of his father—that Stephen follow through with the empresario grants for land settlement in Texas. [1]
An assistant women’s bowling coach at Stephen F. Austin is out after the university discovered he cheated on his wife, who is the team’s head coach, with a student-athlete. SFA assistant Steve ...
Emily Austin Bryan Perry (June 22, 1795 – 1851) was the sister of Stephen F. Austin and an early settler of Texas. [1] She was an heir to Austin's estate when he died in 1836. [ 2 ] She achieved significant political, economic and social status as a woman in Texas at a time when women were often not treated equal to men.
As a junior at Stephen F. Austin, Walkup averaged 15.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. His teammates began referring to him as "The Snake", after establishing his ability for rebounds, consistently drawing fouls for opposing players, and providing scrappy defense for the Lumberjacks. He was named Southland Conference Player of the Year in ...