Oveta Culp Hobby was born on 19 January 1905 in Killeen, Texas, USA. She was married to William Pettus Hobby. She died on 16 August 1995 in Houston, Texas, USA.
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower as the first secretary of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; term of office: 11 April 1953-1913 July 1955.
