Maury Maverick
| Maury Maverick | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 20th district |
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In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Paul J. Kilday |
| Mayor of San Antonio | |
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In office 1939–1941 |
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| Preceded by | C. K. Quin |
| Succeeded by | C. K. Quin |
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October 23, 1895 San Antonio, Texas |
| Died | June 7, 1954 (aged 58) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Texas, Austin |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Fontaine Maury Maverick (October 23, 1895 – June 7, 1954) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas, representing the 20th district from January 3, 1935, to January 3, 1939. He is best remembered for his independence from the party and for coining the term "gobbledygook" for obscure and euphemistic bureaucratic language.
Maverick was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Albert and Jane Lewis (Maury) Maverick. His grandparents were Samuel Maverick, one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the source of the word , and Mary Ann Adams Maverick. He studied at Texas Military Institute, the Virginia Military Institute, and the University of Texas.
Maverick was admitted to the bar in 1916 and practiced law in San Antonio. He was a first lieutenant in the infantry in World War I and earned the Silver Star and the Purple Heart.
In the 1920s, he was involved in the lumber and mortgage businesses.
From 1929 to 1931, he was the elected tax collector for Bexar County.
He was elected to the Seventy-fourth Congress in 1934, with support from the Hispanic population of his district, and re-elected to the Seventy-fifth. During his 1934 campaign, Maverick enlisted Lyndon Johnson, a then little-known congressional secretary, to work for him during the Democratic primary. In the House, he was an ardent champion of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. He angered the conservative Democrats running the party back in Texas, including John Nance Garner.
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