George Austen (other)
George Austen may refer to: * George Austen (cleric) (1731–1805), Church of England clergyman and the father of Jane Austen * George Austen (MP) (c. 1548–1621), MP for Guildford and Haslemere See also * George Austin (gardener) (died 1789), gardener *George Austin (priest) George Bernard Austin (16 July 1931 – 30 January 2019) was a British Anglican priest, broadcaster and author. He was Archdeacon of York from 1988 to 1999. Austin was educated at St David's College, Lampeter and Chichester Theological College. ...

George Austen (cleric)
George Austen (1731–1805) was a cleric of the Church of England, rector of Deane and Steventon in Hampshire. He is remembered as the father of Jane Austen. Early life Austen was the son of William Austen, of Tonbridge, Kent. He and his sister Philadelphia were orphaned when George was nine years old, and he was taken under the wing of his wealthy uncle Francis Austen. He attended Tonbridge School and St John's College, Oxford. After matriculating at St John's on 2 July 1747, aged sixteen, Austen graduated BA on 12 February 1751, promoted to MA by seniority in 1754. He was a proctor in 1759 and graduated as a Bachelor of Divinity in 1760. Career In 1764, the living at Deane was purchased for Austen by his uncle Francis. The living at Steventon was "given to him by his cousin Mr. Knight". Toward the end of 1800, Austen retired and the Steventon living was transferred to his son James. With his wife and daughters Cassandra and Jane he went to live in Bath, Somerset, and died ...
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George Austen (MP)
George Austen (c. 1548 – 1621), of Guildford and Shalford, Surrey, was an English politician. Family Austen was the son of MP, John Austen, MP for Guildford in 1563. He made three marriages, with issue from all three. Two of his sons were University men, one at Oxford and one at Cambridge. Career He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Haslemere in 1597 and for Guildford Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, around southwest of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The name "Guildf ... in 1604.A. Davidson and B. Coates, 'Austen, George (c.1548-1621), of Guildford and Shalford, Surr.', in A. Thrush and J.P. Ferris (eds), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629'' (from Cambridge University Press, 2010)History of Parliament Online References 1548 births 1621 deaths English MPs 1597–1598 English MPs 160 ...
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George Austin (gardener)
George Austin ( fl. 1780s) was one of two gardeners trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London and sent by Joseph Banks to care for plants on a voyage to the British colony in New Holland (Australia) in 1789. Mission to Australia Together with fellow gardener James Smith, Austin travelled on the storeship carrying supplies to the new colony as a follow-up to the ships of the First Fleet which had arrived at Botany Bay in January 1788. The vessel was specially fitted out to carry agricultural crops to the new colony and the two gardeners were to care for the plants during the voyage. Joseph Banks was a wealthy and influential botanist who planned much of the ship's cargo. He had designed and paid for construction of a ‘special plant-cabin’ to protect the more fragile plants from wind and salt spray. The ''Guardian''’s quarter-deck was crowded with over 100 boxes and tubs of trees, bulbs, plants and seedlings, at least some of which supplied by Hugh Ronalds, a n ...
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