Henry originally started this banking company with partner Henry Maunde in 1801. The company moved to Parliament street in London of May 1803. The company would have 15 successful years before its collapse. Henry’s ill health, poor investment choices, and the aftermath of the war lead to the eventual Bank failure and bankruptcy of Austen Maude & Tilson in London in 1816. 

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“Henry Thomas Austen.” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Thomas_Austen. Accessed 6 December 2022.