Stephen Fuller Austin, oil on canvas painting, c. 1840.
Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836) led the establishment of the first Anglo-American settlement in the Texas territory and emerged as the region's authority. Although he believed in a beneficial relationship to Mexican rule over the territory, Austin advocated against the government's opposition to slavery and ultimately joined in the Texas Revolution.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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