Maury Maverick Jr.
Maury Maverick Jr. | |
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Maverick in 1960 | |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives | |
| In office January 9, 1951 – January 8, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Joe Lee Hensley |
| Constituency | District 78–2 (1951–53) District 68-2 (1953–57) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fontaine Maury Maverick Jr. January 3, 1921 |
| Died | January 28, 2003 (aged 82) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Julia Orynski Maverick |
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Fontaine Maury Maverick Jr. (January 3, 1921 – January 28, 2003) was an American lawyer, politician, activist, and columnist from the U.S. state of Texas. A member of the prominent Maverick family, he was the great-grandson of Samuel Maverick, the rancher who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence and famously refused to brand his cattle, and the son of Maury Maverick Sr., a two-term member of the United States House of Representatives.