For his son, the Texas soldier and businessman, see Samuel Maverick Jr. For the settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, see Samuel Maverick (colonist).
Samuel Maverick
108th Mayor of San Antonio
In office 1839–1840
Preceded by
Antonio Menchaca
Succeeded by
John William Smith
Personal details
Born
Samuel Augustus Maverick
July 23, 1803 Pendleton, South Carolina, U.S.
Died
September 2, 1870(1870-09-02) (aged 67) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Mary Adams
(m. 1836)
Relatives
Maury Maverick (grandson)
Profession
Military and Politician
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 cited in 1867, which means "independently minded." Various accounts of the origins of the term held that Maverick came to be considered independently minded by his fellow ranchers because he refused to brand his cattle,[1] though it might have instead reflected a lack of interest in ranching.[1] Unbranded cattle which were not part of the herd came to be labeled "mavericks". He was the grandfather of Texas politician Maury Maverick, who coined the term gobbledygook (1944).
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