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George Hearst. 1820 — 1891. George Hearst, of Scots-Irish origin, was born near present-day Sullivan, Missouri, to William G. Hearst and Elizabeth Collins. Hearst was raised in a log cabin on his family's farm in rural Franklin County. His father operated three small farms, all of which were mortgaged, with slave labor.
From Wikipedia: George Hearst (Gerald McRaney), does not make his appearance on screen until the Season Two finale after his employee Francis Wolcott acts on his behalf in attempts to acquire gold claims for him throughout the season. He is based on the real George Hearst, mining magnate and father of William Randolph Hearst and great ...
Jul 11, 2023 · George Hearst should have developed a greater appreciation for elections…he might have won more of them. In 1885, Hearst ran for the US Senate but was defeated by railroad executive Leland ...
Aug 19, 2021 · George Hearst: Silver King of the Gilded Age. Rising from a Missouri boyhood and meager prospecting success to owning the most productive copper, silver, and gold mines in the world and being elected a United States senator, George Hearst (1820–91) spent decades veering between the heights of prosperity and the depths of financial ruin. In ...
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William R. Hearst was born in San Francisco, to millionaire mining engineer, goldmine owner and U.S. senator (1886–91) George Hearst and his wife Phoebe Apperson Hearst. His paternal great-grandfather was John Hearst, of Scots-Irish origin. He emigrated to America from Ballybay, County Monaghan as part of the Cahans Exodus with his wife and six children in 1766 and settled in South Carolina ...
Jan 21, 2022 · Today, 131 years since George Hearst’s death, the legacy of the Hearst name is traditionally tied to his son and heir, William Randolph Hearst, and the modern‑day Hearst communications empire. But we would be remiss to overlook George Hearst’s remarkable life and his life within the greater context of 19th-century American history.
