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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).
Samuel Maverick (c.1602— c. 1670) was one of the first colonists to settle in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Arriving ahead of the Winthrop Fleet , Maverick became one of the earliest settlers, one of the largest landowners and one of the first slave-owners in Massachusetts.
Samuel Maverick was a colonial American merchant, rancher, and land speculator who is known for his role in the conflict between the British government and the American colonies during the Townshend Acts and the broader colonial protest movement.
Apr 1, 1995 · Samuel Maverick, Jr., soldier and businessman, son of Samuel Augustus and Mary Ann (Adams) Maverick, was born at Montpelier Plantation, near Pendleton, South Carolina, on May 14, 1837. He was the first of the Mavericks' six surviving children and was brought to Texas as a baby.
Samuel Maverick was seventeen years old when he was killed in the Boston Massacre, the same age as another victim, James Caldwell. Unlike the mob that came that night to King Street to provoke a fight, Maverick happened to be in front of the Customs House almost accidentally.
Feb 3, 2020 · The obituaries of Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell and Crispus Attucks, four of the five colonials shot dead by British soldiers at the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770.
Aug 13, 2023 · Samuel Augustus Maverick, land baron and legislator, was born at Pendleton, South Carolina, on July 23, 1803, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Anderson) Maverick.
