List of United States Political Families (F) - The Fishburnes, Mavericks, and Slaydens

The Fishburnes, Mavericks, and Slaydens

• James Luther Slayden (1853–1924), Texas State Representative 1892, U.S. Representative from Texas 1897–1919. Uncle of Maury Maverick.
  • John W. Fishburne (1868–1937), member of the Virginia Legislature 1895, Virginia State Court Judge 1913, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1931–1933. Cousin of Maury Maverick.
  • Maury Maverick (1895–1954), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1928 1940, U.S. Representative from Texas 1935–1939, Mayor of San Antonio, Texas 1939–1941. Cousin of John W. Fishburne.
    • Maury Maverick, Jr. (1921–2003), Texas State Representative 1950–1956, candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Texas 1961. Son of Maury Maverick.

NOTE: Maury Maverick is also grandson of Texas State Representative Samuel A. Maverick and cousin of U.S. Representative Abram Poindexter Maury.