William P. Hobby Jr.
| William Pettus "Bill" Hobby Jr. | |
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Bill Hobby as Chancellor of the University of Houston System
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| 5th Chancellor of the University of Houston System | |
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In office 1995–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander F. Schilt |
| Succeeded by | Arthur K. Smith |
| 37th Lieutenant Governor of Texas | |
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In office January 16, 1973 – January 15, 1991 |
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| Governor |
Dolph Briscoe Bill Clements Mark White |
| Preceded by | Ben Barnes |
| Succeeded by | Bob Bullock |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 19, 1932 Houston, Texas, USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Diana Poteat Stallings |
| Children |
(1) Laura Poteat Hobby Beckworth |
| Residence | Houston, Texas |
| Alma mater | Rice University |
| Website | [4] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1953–1957 |
| Rank | Lieutenant (JG) |
| Battles/wars | Korean War; Vietnam War |
(1) Laura Poteat Hobby Beckworth
(2) Paul William Hobby
(3) Andrew Purefoy Hobby
William Pettus “Bill” Hobby Jr. (born January 19, 1932) is a Texas Democratic politician who served a record eighteen years as the 37th Lieutenant Governor. He held that office from January 16, 1973 to January 15, 1991 for five unprecedented terms, he was the last lieutenant governor to serve a two-year term and the first elected to a four-year term when the Texas Constitution was amended to lengthen terms for statewide elected officeholders to four years beginning with the 1974 elections. The principal duty of the Texas lieutenant governor is to preside over the Texas State Senate.
Born in Houston, he was the only son of William P. Hobby, Sr., and Oveta Culp Hobby. Both of his grandfathers were in the Texas Legislature. His father was also a lieutenant governor of Texas and the governor from 1917 to 1921, and his mother, a Democrat, was the first person appointed to the new position of United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. She served in that position, now the United States Department of Health and Human Services, from 1953 to 1955.
Hobby attended high school at St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. Hobby then attended Rice University in Houston. After graduation, he served in the United States Navy for four years in naval intelligence.
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