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Samuel Augustus Maverick (July 23, 1803 – September 2, 1870) was a Texas lawyer, politician, land baron and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. His name is the source of the term "maverick", first attested in 1867. [1] He was the grandfather of Texas politician Maury Maverick, who coined the term gobbledygook (1944).
Few people realize that the word maverick, a term associated with unbranded cattle, was the last name of an Alamo defender. What is different about this member of the garrison — Samuel Augustus Maverick, is that an important errand meant that he was absent from the old mission on the morning of March 6, 1836.
Jul 26, 2018 · In May 1848, at the mouth of Las Moras Creek on the Rio Grande, Sam Maverick wrote to his wife, Mary, that it was “one of the prettiest spots on earth.” Eight years later, the location became part of newly created Maverick County.
Aug 21, 2023 · Unbranded cattle of landholder Samuel A. Maverick began spreading in the 1840s across the South Texas range, where they were known as “Maverick’s.” The term was later picked up by cowboys moving cattle north up the Chisholm Trail and soon after the Civil War had spread into the English language.
Feb 11, 2023 · Sam Maverick. Samuel Augustus Maverick was a rancher in Texas during the early 19th century. He displayed his independent streak by being one of those who fought for the independence of Texas...
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Sam Maverick was a land speculator, not a cattleman. He took cattle to Matagorda Peninsula, returned to San Antonio, and left behind servants to tend his land but with no authority to brand or sell the cattle.
Feb 2, 2017 · Samuel Maverick. Samuel Augustus Maverick was born in the summer of 1803 in South Carolina to Samuel and Elizabeth Anderson Maverick. His father operated an import business. Young Samuel worked in the family business, graduating from Yale University in 1825.
