Ernst raven stein biography

Ernst or Ernest Raven (1804–1881) was an immigrant from Germany who became a prominent resident of Texas; he served as consul for the German Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in the Republic of Texas and the state for many years.

He was bookbinder to the Duke before moving to Baltimore, Maryland in 1838.^[1] Raven moved to what was then the Republic of Texas in 1844 and settled in Milam County.

Ernst raven stein biography

In 1846 he was one of the signers of a petition to the Governor of Texas for the relocation of trading posts with the Indian tribes.[2]^{[dead link‍]} He relocated permanently to Austin, Texas in 1848, where he resumed bookbinding and served as a city alderman.

In 1853 Raven was hired for contract work on furniture in the Texas State Senate chamber.[3] Raven was mentioned in Frederick Law Olmsted's 1857 account of his journey through Texas. At the time of Olmsted's visit to Austin, Raven was offering a $100 reward for return of a stolen horse.[4]

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