that the interest on his estate belong to his daughter Mary throughout her life and then the entire sum was to go to the University of Virginia. Although Austin had no ties to the school or the state, he was an admirer of its founder - Thomas Jefferson. The school received around $400,000 from Austin's estate. References 1807 births 1884 deaths Massachusetts postmasters Collectors of the Port of Boston Copperheads (politics) Harvard College alumni Massachusetts Democrats Massachusetts lawyers People from Charlestown, Boston People from Milton, Massachusetts People from West Roxbury, Boston Selectmen in Massachusetts American proslavery activists