Stephen Fuller Austin (1793-1836)
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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. | 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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| + | He was reburied in 1910 in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas. | ||
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