Stephen Austin Statue - Texas State Cemetery

Stephen Austin was born in Virginia in 1793, he brought the first 300 Anglo American colonists to Texas in 1821. Austin became known as the "Father of Texas."
Shortly after he was appointed Secretary of State of the Republic of Texas, Austin died of pneumonia.
His body was buried  in Peach Point, TX in 1836, and in 1910 his remains were brought to Texas State Cemetery by order of Governor O. B. Colquitt. This bronze statue was completed and erected the same year by Pompeo Compini.
Location: Texas State Cemetery 909 Navasota Austin, TX