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Hobby, William Pettus

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Hobby, William Pettus (1878–1964)

US politician and publisher. Starting work as a clerk at the Houston Post, he was managing editor by 1905, becoming president in 1924 and owner in 1939. Democratic lieutenant governor of Texas 1914–17, he was governor mid-term 1917–20. He updated the highways, regulated gas and oil, supported women's voting rights, and got 90% of Texas to prohibit alcohol.

He was born in Moscow, Texas.



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