The Original Texas Maverick – Discover Texas Texas has no shortage of legends and heroes, but Samuel Maverick so embodied the spirit of Texas that his name became the term used to describe Texans’ famous independent character Born in Pendleton, South Carolina on July 23, 1803, Maverick came to Texas in April 1835 to take advantage of the opportunity to purchase land
Samuel Maverick - Wikipedia 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)
The Texan origins of the word ‘maverick’ | Texas Standard Maverick got its start in San Antonio, Texas, more than 150 years ago In the world of words, it is a star: James Garner played Maverick in the TV western of the same name in the ’50s and ’60s, Tom Cruise was Maverick in Top Gun, Senator John McCain’s nickname is Maverick, and in Texas have the world champion Dallas Mavericks basketball team
This Texas Revolutionary was the original ‘Maverick’ - We Are The . . . In the later days of 1835, Samuel Maverick and his two friends were held on house arrest in what would one day be called San Antonio, Texas The Texas Revolution was in full swing and the local Mexican military commander, Gen Martín Perfecto de Co…
Mavericks and Mavericking - TSHA Unbranded cattle of landholder Samuel A Maverick began spreading in the 1840s across the South Texas range, where they were known as “Maverick’s ” The term was later picked up by cowboys moving cattle north up the Chisholm Trail and soon after the Civil War had spread into the English language
Original Maverick Was Unconventional Texan - NPR The term "maverick," often applied to John McCain, comes from the name of an unconventional Texas rancher One word in politics that has gotten a lot of use recently is "maverick " It's often
How One Texan Became the Original Maverick - YouTube Did you know 'maverick' comes from a real rebel? Find out how a stubborn rancher changed the English language forever! #WordOrigins #History #Texas #Language