William Pettus Hobby, Jr. scrapbook, 1989
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Hobby, William Pettus, 1878-1964
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William “Bill” P. Hobby served as lieutenant governor of Texas for 18 years (1973-1991). Born in Houston on January 19, 1932, he is the son of former Texas governor William Pettus Hobby, Sr. and Oveta Culp Hobby. He graduated from Rice University in 1953, served for several years in the United States Navy, and then joined the staff of the Houston Post, owned by the Hobby family. Hobby became executive editor and president of the newspaper company in 1965, and he remained president u...
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William (Bill) Pettus Hobby, Jr., served as Lieutenant Governor of Texas for eighteen years, from 1973 to 1991, longer than any previous holder of that office. Bill Hobby was born on January 19, 1932 in Houston, the son of former Texas Governor William P. Hobby, Sr. and Oveta Culp Hobby, commanding officer of the Women's Army Corps in World War II and later first Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. He graduated with a history degree from Rice University in 1953 and then serv...
