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Thomas Austin (Ohio politician)

American politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ121267810 ↗
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Thomas Austin was an American politician from Ohio. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing Stark County in 1896.

Biography

Austin served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing Stark County in 1896. He resigned from the role in August 1896 following his appointment as a trustee of the Cleveland State Hospital, a psychiatric long-term care facility that operated from 1852 to 1975.

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The public source identifies “Thomas Austin (Ohio politician)” as american politician. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Thomas, Austin and Ohio.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1896, 1852, 1975—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Thomas, Austin and Ohio providing the first useful test.
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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q121267810. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1896, 1852 and 1975.

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This entry incorporates text from “Thomas Austin (Ohio politician)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.