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SOURCE: History of St. Clair County, Mich.
        A. T. Andreas & Co., Chicago - 1883
        
   [Page 554]
   
           B. D. AUSTIN, Superintendent of the Board of Public Works,
        is a native of Jefferson County, N.Y., and was born September
        10, 1824; his parents came to Canada during his boyhood; after
        reaching manhood he came to St. Clair County in 1850, and
        settled in the town of Clyde and engaged in lumbering and
        farming.  He has lived in this county, and been engaged in
        and connected with the lumber trade for one-third of a cen-
        tury.  He has held the office of Commissioner of Highways
        and school offices, and is now Superintendent of the Board
        of Public Works.  In 1847, he married Miss MARY A. BENTLEY,
        a native of Canada.  She died in June, 1865, leaving four
        children - Edward E., is a freight agent of the P. H. &
        N. W. R. R.; James D., is with his father; Martin M., in
        railroad business in Minnesota; Maynard B., clerk in rail-
        road office Chicago.  Mr. Austin married Mrs. HARRIET SMITH,
        a native of England, January 31, 1866.  She has two sons - 
        Stanmore Perley, clerk in railroad office, Chicago; Joseph W.,
        machinist at Saginaw.
         
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