The Political Graveyard: Hobby family of Texas

Hobby family of Texas

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William Pettus Hobby (1878-1964) — of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Tex.; Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Polk County, Tex., March 26, 1878. Son of Edwin Hobby and Dora (Pettus) Hobby; married, May 15, 1915, to Miss Willie Cooper; married, February 23, 1931, to Oveta Culp; father of William Pettus Hobby, Jr.. Democrat. Newspaper editor; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1914-17; Governor of Texas, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940. Died June 7, 1964. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Oveta Culp Hobby (1905-1995) — also known as Oveta Culp — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Killeen, Bell County, Tex., January 19, 1905. Daughter of I. W. Culp and Emma (Hoover) Culp; married, February 23, 1931, to William Pettus Hobby; mother of William Pettus Hobby, Jr.. Served in Women's Army Corps in World War II; president, editor and publisher of Houston Post newspaper; director, radio station KPRC; U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1953-55. Female. Episcopalian. Member, Junior League. Died in Houston, Harris County, Tex., August 16, 1995. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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William Pettus Hobby, Jr. (b. 1932) — also known as Bill Hobby — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., January 19, 1932. Son of William Pettus Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1973-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980, 1984. Episcopalian. Still living as of 1995.
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