# Samuel Maverick

> Samuel Augustus Maverick 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. He was the grandfather of Texas politician Maury Maverick, who coined the term gobbledygook (1944).

*American politician (1803-1870)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1803-07-23
- **Died:** 1870-09-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Samuel Augustus Maverick 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. He was the grandfather of Texas politician Maury Maverick, who coined the term gobbledygook (1944).

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 4.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 7.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Samuel Maverick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Maverick)
- [Samuel A. Maverick](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_A._Maverick)
- [Samuel Maverick](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Maverick)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q346455)

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