Stephen Fuller Austin (1793-1836)
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The [[Economic Panic of 1819]] led his father to embark on a scheme for the colonization of Texas, then part of Mexico. In 1821 Moses obtained a grant from the Mexican government, but died soon thereafter. It was his son Stephen who followed his father's idea and started a colony there in 1822 with several hundred families on the Brazos River. | The [[Economic Panic of 1819]] led his father to embark on a scheme for the colonization of Texas, then part of Mexico. In 1821 Moses obtained a grant from the Mexican government, but died soon thereafter. It was his son Stephen who followed his father's idea and started a colony there in 1822 with several hundred families on the Brazos River. | ||
| − | Stephen Austin died [[Dec 27]], 1836 Austin, Texas. | + | He attempted to get the Mexican government to make Texas a seperate state within Mexico. When this attempt failed, he advocated that Texas declare itself a seperate state without waiting for the approval of the Mexican congress. For this he was thrown into prison but released in 1835. |
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| + | When the Texas Revolution broke out, he went to the US to obtain assistance. He lost to [[Samuel Houston|Sam Houston]] for Presidency of Texas, but served briefly as Secretary of State in 1836. Stephen Austin died [[Dec 27]], 1836 in Austin, Texas. | ||
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