{"id":4057,"date":"2016-11-01T08:07:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T12:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eb1870.org\/?post_type=project&p=4057"},"modified":"2016-11-01T08:07:29","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T12:07:29","slug":"stephen-austin","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.eb1870.org\/project\/stephen-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brother Stephen Austin<\/strong><\/p>\n November 3rd 1793 \u2013 December 27th 1836<\/p>\n Member of:<\/p>\n Louisiana Lodge #109 at St. Genevieve, Missouri<\/p>\n American empresario born in Virginia and raised in southeastern Missouri. Known as the “Father of Texas”, and the founder of Texas, he led the second, and ultimately successful, colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the United States to the region in 1825. In addition, he worked with the Mexican government to support emigration from the United States.<\/p>\n