Stephen F. Austin

Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American politician and landowner. He was known as the "Father of Texas" and the founder of Texas. He led the second and successful colonization of Texas, then part of Mexico, by bringing 300 families from the United States to the region in 1825, which are called the "Old Three Hundred."

The city of Austin, Texas is named after him.

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