Richard W. Austin
| Richard Wilson Austin | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1919 |
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| Preceded by | Nathan W. Hale |
| Succeeded by | J. Will Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 26, 1857 Decatur, Alabama |
| Died |
April 20, 1919 (aged 61) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place |
Old Gray Cemetery Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Citizenship |
 United States
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| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Morrison (m. 1882) |
| Alma mater | University of Tennessee |
| Profession | Attorney, editor, diplomat |
Richard Wilson Austin (August 26, 1857 – April 20, 1919) was an American politician, attorney and diplomat. A Republican, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1909 to 1919, representing Tennessee's 2nd district. Prior to his congressional tenure, he worked as a United States Marshal from 1897 to 1906, and served as the U.S. consul to Glasgow, Scotland, from 1906 to 1907.
Austin was born on August 26, 1857, in Decatur, Alabama, the son of John and Mary (Parker) Austin. He attended public schools in Loudon County, Tennessee, and studied law at the University of Tennessee. He was admitted to the bar in 1878, and commenced practice in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Austin served as a clerk in the Post Office Department at Washington, D.C., from 1879 to 1881. He worked as Assistant Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives under his future political ally, Walter P. Brownlow, from 1881 to 1883, during the Forty-seventh Congress. He was a special agent of the War Department from 1883 to 1885. In 1885, he engaged in newspaper work in Knoxville. He then returned to Decatur, Alabama, and continued the practice of law. He was the private secretary of Congressman Leonidas C. Houk from Tennessee in 1888, and was the city attorney of Decatur, Alabama.
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