Relationship : Marriage 23 February 1921 (Willam Pettus Hobby) chart Placidus Equal_H.
Work : New Job 1938 (VP and Manager of the POST)
Social : Joined group 1942 (WAACs)
Social : Left group 1945 (WAACs)
Work : New Job 21 February 1953 (Secretary of Department of Health, Education and Welfare) chart Placidus Equal_H.
Health : Medical diagnosis 17 April 1995 (Stroke) chart Placidus Equal_H.
Death:Death by Disease 16 August 1995 in Houston (Died as result of prior stroke, age 90) chart Placidus Equal_H.
American publisher and politician who was reading her fathers legal papers from early childhood. By the age of 20 she was a parliamentarian in the Texas House of Representatives, and at 24 she became a candidate for the Texas State Legislature. When WW II began, she joined the WAACs from 1942-1945; she was promoted to Major, then Colonel. On 2/21/1953, she was appointed the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare of President Eisenhowers cabinet. She was married on 2/23/1921 to William Pettus Hobby, former Governor of Texas and the Publisher of the POST; she worked on the magazine and raised their two children. By 1938, she had become the Assistant Vice President and Manager of the magazine. Her media holdings eventually made her one of the richest women in the nation. She suffered a stroke on 4/17/1995 and died on 8/16/1995, Houston, TX. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Date of Birth: January 19, 1905
Place of Birth: Killeen, United States
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