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Stephen F. Austin

1793 - 1836

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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, 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. Born in Virginia and raised in southeastern Missouri, Austin served in the Missouri territorial legislature. He moved to Arkansas Territory and later to Louisiana. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen F. Austin is the 14,374th most popular politician (down from 13,530th in 2019), the 6,862nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,764th in 2019) and the 546th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Stephen F. Austin ranks 14,374 out of 19,576. Before him are Kang Kyung-wha, Geraldine Ferraro, Lucius Aurelius Cotta, Oscar Temaru, Lolo Matalasi Moliga, and Aemilia Tertia. After him are Adad-apla-iddina, Ben Sasse, Luis Batlle Berres, Tiberius Julius Mithridates, Paula-Mae Weekes, and Antonio Arenas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1793, Stephen F. Austin ranks 44. Before him are Simonas Daukantas, Charles Lock Eastlake, Philip Barker-Webb, Felix de Muelenaere, Diego Portales, and Robert Edmond Grant. After him are Kazim Rashti, William Hopkins, Jan Frans Willems, Antoni Malczewski, Erik Johan Stagnelius, and Manuel Menéndez. Among people deceased in 1836, Stephen F. Austin ranks 47. Before him are Martha Jefferson Randolph, Marc-Antoine Parseval, Emily Donelson, John Pond, Miguel Barragán, and Edward Livingston. After him are William B. Travis, Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Dániel Berzsenyi, Charles Wilkins, Tenskwatawa, and Begum Samru.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen F. Austin ranks 6,864 out of 20,380. Before him are Geraldine Ferraro (1935), Timbaland (1972), Richard Kind (1956), Van Johnson (1916), Helen Walton (1919), and Mädchen Amick (1970). After him are John D. MacDonald (1916), Janet Moreau (1927), Jeffrey C. Alexander (1947), Alan Ruck (1956), Willis Reed (1942), and Emma Abbott (1850).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Stephen F. Austin ranks 546. Before him are Timothy Pickering (1745), Edward Livingston (1764), Bisher Al-Khasawneh (1969), Juan Trippe (1899), Richard Helms (1913), and Geraldine Ferraro (1935). After him are Ben Sasse (1972), John W. Foster (1836), Bainbridge Colby (1869), Bill Richardson (1947), José Graziano da Silva (1949), and Vince Lombardi (1913).

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