Stephen F. Austin, the Father of Texas

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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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Artist, U. (2025, September 08). Stephen F. Austin, the Father of Texas. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20930/stephen-f-austin-the-father-of-texas/

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