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Samuel Augustus Maverick Sr.

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Samuel Augustus Maverick Sr.

Birth
Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Death
2 Sep 1870 (aged 67)
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Burial
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Plot
Sec E, Plot 28
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San Antonio Mayor. Served as the Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, in 1839. Also served as a Delegate to the Texas Republic Constitutional Convention in 1836, and Member of the Texas State Legislature in 1845. His name is the origin of the term 'Maverick' for an unbranded cow, which later came to mean a political party dissident.
San Antonio Mayor. Served as the Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, in 1839. Also served as a Delegate to the Texas Republic Constitutional Convention in 1836, and Member of the Texas State Legislature in 1845. His name is the origin of the term 'Maverick' for an unbranded cow, which later came to mean a political party dissident.

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  • Added: Aug 21, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7784666/samuel_augustus-maverick: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Augustus Maverick Sr. (23 Jul 1803–2 Sep 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7784666, citing City Cemetery #1, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.