Background
James, Thomas was born in 1782 in in Maryland. Son of Joseph Austin and Elizabeth (Hosten) J. Member 1st Saint Louis Fur Company expedition up Mississippi River, 1809.
James, Thomas was born in 1782 in in Maryland. Son of Joseph Austin and Elizabeth (Hosten) J. Member 1st Saint Louis Fur Company expedition up Mississippi River, 1809.
General Illinois.
Member 1st organized exploration Blackfoot region. Member Illinois Legislature, 1825-1828.