He was educated at Gray's Inn and was a colonel in the militia.
[1] Austen was elected Member of Parliament for Winchelsea on 4 October 1666 and held the seat until 1681.
[2] In 1668 he was deputy mayor of Winchelsea and speaker of the Cinque Ports at the Guestling court.
[1] Austen regained his seat at Winchelsea on 17 January 1689 and held it until his death aged 54 in 1696.
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