Dictionary of Indian Biography/Austen, Sir Francis William
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AUSTEN, SIR FRANCIS WILLIAM (1774–1866)
Brother of Jane Austen, the novelist: born April 23, 1774: educated at the Royal Naval Academy: entered the Navy in 1788: was on the East India station, in the Perseverance, from 1788 to 1801, and again from 1807 to 1809 in the St.Albans, 64 guns: his services were rewarded by the E. I. Co: served also in the North Sea, Baltic and West Indies Admiral of the Fleet, 1863: K.C.B., 1837: G.C.B., 1860: died Aug. 10, 1865.