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Biographical Sketch of W. J. Austin
W. J. Austin came to Denton in the year 1874.
He was a descendant of Stephen F. Austin, known
as "The Father of Texas." He was the first chief of
the Denton Fire Department. In 1884 he was elected
President of the State Firemen's Association,
serving several terms in that office.
W. J. Austin was buried Saturday, September
8, 1888. In the funeral cortege, led by a brass band
playing a funeral march, were the friends and relatives,
also members of the Denton Fire Department,
as well as members of the fire departments of Dallas,
Fort Worth, Sherman and several other parts of
the State. The funeral procession marched on the
north and west sides of the square.
At his death W. J. Austin was President of the
State Firemen's Association, and was conceded to
be a brilliant and promising young lawyer.
The first fire-fighting machine in Denton was a
brass LaFrance fire engine of the upright pump
type, bought in 1882. The water available for firefighting
purposes was furnished by four cisterns on
each of the four streets behind the square.L 1 111 ' ~ - _ _ I IIIr-L I
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State Firemen's Association of Texas. 52nd Annual Convention State Firemen's Association of Texas, book, 1928-06-12~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth29619/m1/3/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.