Background
Thomas Austin was born in 1887 to a British clergyman, Review T. Austin.
Thomas Austin was born in 1887 to a British clergyman, Review T. Austin.
He was educated at Plymouth College and Jesus College, Cambridge.
Thomas Austin entered the in 1910 and served in various junior position before being appointed District Collector of Nilgiris in 1929. He served as Collector of Nilgiris from 1929 to 1932 when he was appointed Diwan of Travancore on a two-year contract. In his later life, Austin also served as Chief Secretary of the Government of Madras.
Austin died in the 1976 at the age of 89.