Background
Born at Steventon, Hampshire, he was the son of George Austen and his wife, the daughter of Thomas Leigh. Austen was brother to novelist Jane Austen, and likely the model for the character William Price in the novel Mansfield Park. His younger brother, Charles Austen, also had a naval career, reaching the rank of rear-admiral.
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