Facts: - predecessor: jack pope crawford martin crawford martin - birth date: 9 october 1923 - branch: united states navy - profession: lawyer - resting place: glenwood cemetery - order: 45th 69th - death date: july 9 , 2007 -lrb- aged 83 -rrb- - spouse: bitsy hill - office: texas of texas texas secretary of state supreme court justice , chief justice attorney general - term end: 1988 january 19 , 1979 january 22 , 1968 - name: john luke hill , jr. . - death place: houston , texas - birth place: breckenridge , texas - successor: thomas sr. r. phillips mark wells white roy barerra , - alma mater: university of texas school of law - battles: world war ii - children: -lrb- 1 -rrb- graham john hill - term start: 1985 january 1 , 1973 march 12 , 1966 - governor: mark connally wells white -lrb- 1985-1987 -rrb- dolph briscoe john Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john hill -lrb- texas politician -rrb- .
john luke hill , jr. -lrb- october 9 , 1923 -- july 9 , 2007 -rrb- was a texas lawyer , democratic politician , and judge .he is the only person to have served as secretary of state of texas , texas attorney general , and chief justice of the texas supreme court .