Stephen F Austin

Father of Texas Passes Away 180 Years Ago Today
Father of Texas Passes Away 180 Years Ago Today
Father of Texas Passes Away 180 Years Ago Today
Nicknamed the "Father Of Texas", Stephen F. Austin passed away 180 years ago today on December 27th, 1836. He was only 43 years old. Not long before he passed away, Austin wrote: The prosperity of Texas has been the object of my labors, the idol of my existence--it has assumed the character of a religion, for the guidance of my thoughts and actions, for fifteen years...