Horace Austin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHorace Austin
American politician
Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1831
Place of Birth: Canterbury, Connecticut, United States
Date of Death: 02-Nov-1905
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Horace Austin
- Horace Austin (October 15, 1831 – November 2, 1905) was an American politician.
- He served as the sixth Governor of Minnesota from January 9, 1870 to January 7, 1874.
- He was a Republican. A reputation for clearheaded objectivity and disdain for contentious party politics enhanced the appeal of Judge Horace Austin as a gubernatorial candidate in 1869.
- Minnesota's sixth governor was determined to bring legislative power to bear against the railroad barons.
- His advocacy of strictly regulated passenger and freight rates and his opposition to the wholesale allocation of state lands to railroad development earned him a second term.
- But he was unable to resolve completely the problems inherent in controlling a booming transportation industry and curbing the excesses of its owners. Born in 1831 in Canterbury, Connecticut, the son of a prosperous Connecticut farmer and graduate of a private academy, Austin taught school briefly before studying law.
- He was 25 when he moved to Minnesota and began practicing law in St.
- Peter.
- Six years later he joined the local Frontier Guards at the outbreak of the Dakota War of 1862.
- In 1869, while judge of the Sixth Judicial District, Austin impressed state Republican leaders with his fair-mindedness and won the gubernatorial nomination. Remaining in the public sphere after leaving the governor's office, Austin served as third auditor of the U.S.
- Treasury in Washington, as register of the U.S.
- Land Office in Fargo, North Dakota, and finally as a railroad commissioner.
- He devoted his last 16 years to travel and relaxation at his Lake Minnetonka home.
- He died in 1905 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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