My Great Great Grandpa’s house in Alamo Plaza.
Samuel Maverick and my Great Great Grandma, Mary, were among
the first white settlers in San Antonio, Texas.
Sam fought for Texas’ independence from Mexico, even
spending time as a POW in a Mexican prison. He was a signer of the Texas
Declaration of Independence, and Mayor of San Antonio 1839-1840.
An attorney, Sam was once paid a debt in cattle, but not
being a cattleman, he didn’t brand them. When people spotted unbranded cattle
running free, they were assumed to be “Mavericks”. That coined the term to mean
“out of the box”, “Independent” or “unorthodox”.
I appreciate that spin and have always tried to do my part.
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