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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 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, though it might have instead reflected a lack of interest in ranching. 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). (en)
- Samuel Augustus Maverick (23 luglio 1803 – 2 settembre 1870) è stato un celebre avvocato, protagonista del Selvaggio West americano. Fu un ricco proprietario terriero texano, allevatore, firmatario della Dichiarazione d'Indipendenza del Texas ed inventore del termine mavericks in uso nel gergo dei cowboys. Suo nipote fu , membro del Congresso degli Stati Uniti d'America. (it)
- Samuel Augustus Maverick (* 23. Juli 1803 in , South Carolina; † 2. September 1870 in San Antonio, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer Anwalt, Politiker und Großgrundbesitzer in Texas. Im Jahr 1825 erwarb er einen B.A.-Abschluss an der Yale University und studierte anschließend Recht in Winchester (Virginia). Maverick lebte ab 1835 in Texas und war einer der etwa 50 Unterzeichner der texanischen Unabhängigkeitserklärung von 1836 – einer Lossagung von Mexiko. Dies könnte ihm das Leben gerettet haben. Da er für die Unterzeichnung nach Washington-on-the-Brazos reiste, war er nicht mehr in Alamo, als die Truppen von General Antonio López de Santa Anna angriffen und beinahe alle Texaner dort getötet wurden. (de)
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