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          Stephen F. Austin

          A posthumous portrait from

          4th Secretary of State of Texas
          In office
          October 22,  – December 27,
          PresidentSam Houston
          Preceded byWilliam Houston Jack
          Succeeded byJames Pinckney Henderson
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          Born

          Stephen Fuller Austin


          November 3,
          Wythe County, Virginia, United States (present-day Austinville, Virginia)
          DiedDecember 27, () (aged 43)
          West Columbia, Brazoria County, Republic of Texas
          NationalityAmerican, Spanish, Mexican, Texian
          Relations
          • Richard Austin (colonist)
          • Nannie Webb Curtis
          ParentsMoses Austin, Mary Brown Austin
          OccupationPolitician, empresario
          Known forBeing the "Father of Texas"

          Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, – December 27, ) was an American-born empresario.

          Known as the "Father of Texas" and the founder of Anglo Texas, he led the second and, ultimately, the successful colonization of the reg