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| | Handbook of Texas Online: HOBBY, WILLIAM PETTUS |
 | | William Pettus Hobby, editor, publisher, and governor of Texas, was born in Moscow, Texas, on March 26, 1878, the son of Eudora Adeline (Pettus) and Edwin E. Hobby. |
 | | Hobby was elected lieutenant governor in 1914 and was reelected in 1916. |
 | | Hobby's administration saw the passage of measures for drought relief, runoff requirements in party primaries, and state aid for schools and highways. |
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