Willie Cooper Hobby
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GovernorWilliam P. Hobby
Preceded byMiriam A. Ferguson
Succeeded byMyrtle Mainer Neff
Born
June 19, 1876
Woodville, Texas, U.S.
Willie Chapman Cooper
June 19, 1876
Woodville, Texas, U.S.
Willie Cooper Hobby | |
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 Willie Chapman Cooper in 1895 | |
| First Lady of Texas | |
| In office August 25, 1917 – January 18, 1921 | |
| Governor | William P. Hobby |
| Preceded by | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| Succeeded by | Myrtle Mainer Neff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willie Chapman Cooper June 19, 1876 Woodville, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | January 14, 1929 (aged 52) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Apoplexy |
| Resting place | Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | North Texas Female College |
Willie Chapman Cooper Hobby (June 19, 1876 – January 14, 1929) was the first wife of William P. Hobby, Governor of Texas from 1917 to 1921, and thus First Lady of Texas.