SAMUEL MAVERICK
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(Redirected from Samuel Augustus Maverick)
:''For the 17th-century English colonist in Massachusetts, see Samuel Maverick (colonist) (1602–1670).''
'Samuel Augustus Maverick' (July 23 1803–September 2 1870) was a Texas lawyer, politician, and land baron.
Born near Pendleton, South Carolina, he was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Anderson) Maverick. He received his B.A. from Yale College in 1825 then studied law in Winchester, Virginia. In 1829, having returned to South Carolina, he was admitted to the bar. He left South Carolina after a duel with a man who had criticized a speech his father made about John C. Calhoun's stance on the Nullification Question. He arrived in Texas in 1835. In San Antonio when Stephen Austin laid siege to it, he was arrested by Mexican forces. They released him when he promised to return to the United States but he instead joined the Texas army under General Edward Burleson that attacked San Antonio on December 5, 1835. He was part of the garrison at the Alamo, but left before Santa Anna's attack to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos.
He left Texas to marry Mary Ann Adams, returning in 1838. He was captured and imprisoned near Mexico City in 1842. During his captivity, he was elected and re-elected to the Texas Congress. He moved to Matagorda County, Texas in 1844 and was elected to the state legislature. After returning to San Antonio, he was again elected to the legislature. He supported Sam Houston in his call to support the Union when others urged secession. Nevertheless, he voted for secession as a member of the convention.
He was not active in politics during the Civil War but afterward helped John H. Reagan to organize the Democratic party once more. He died in San Antonio.
Maverick County, Texas is named for him. U.S. Representative from Texas Maury Maverick (1896–1964) was his grandson.
Maverick steadfastly refused to brand his cattle. As a result, the word ''maverick'' entered the English lexicon, meaning both an unbranded range animal as well as a slang term for someone who exhibits a streak of stubborn independence.
Mary Maverick
★
★ Read an entry about Samuel A. Maverickfrom the ''Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas'' published 1880, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
★ Maverick Americans
★ Samuel Maverick: John Howland's Texas Legacy
:''For the 17th-century English colonist in Massachusetts, see Samuel Maverick (colonist) (1602–1670).''
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'Samuel Augustus Maverick' (July 23 1803–September 2 1870) was a Texas lawyer, politician, and land baron.
Born near Pendleton, South Carolina, he was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Anderson) Maverick. He received his B.A. from Yale College in 1825 then studied law in Winchester, Virginia. In 1829, having returned to South Carolina, he was admitted to the bar. He left South Carolina after a duel with a man who had criticized a speech his father made about John C. Calhoun's stance on the Nullification Question. He arrived in Texas in 1835. In San Antonio when Stephen Austin laid siege to it, he was arrested by Mexican forces. They released him when he promised to return to the United States but he instead joined the Texas army under General Edward Burleson that attacked San Antonio on December 5, 1835. He was part of the garrison at the Alamo, but left before Santa Anna's attack to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos.
He left Texas to marry Mary Ann Adams, returning in 1838. He was captured and imprisoned near Mexico City in 1842. During his captivity, he was elected and re-elected to the Texas Congress. He moved to Matagorda County, Texas in 1844 and was elected to the state legislature. After returning to San Antonio, he was again elected to the legislature. He supported Sam Houston in his call to support the Union when others urged secession. Nevertheless, he voted for secession as a member of the convention.
He was not active in politics during the Civil War but afterward helped John H. Reagan to organize the Democratic party once more. He died in San Antonio.
Maverick County, Texas is named for him. U.S. Representative from Texas Maury Maverick (1896–1964) was his grandson.
Maverick steadfastly refused to brand his cattle. As a result, the word ''maverick'' entered the English lexicon, meaning both an unbranded range animal as well as a slang term for someone who exhibits a streak of stubborn independence.
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See also
Mary Maverick
External links
★
★ Read an entry about Samuel A. Maverickfrom the ''Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas'' published 1880, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
★ Maverick Americans
★ Samuel Maverick: John Howland's Texas Legacy
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