George Hearst was an American businessman, miner, and politician.
25 Facts About George Hearst
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George Hearst was appointed as a United States senator in 1886 to fill a vacancy and was elected as a Democrat later that year on his own account.
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George Hearst served in the Senate from 1887 to his death in 1891.
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George Hearst's only child from his late marriage was his son William Randolph Hearst, who became internationally known as a newspaperman and publisher, and was a primary inspiration for Orson Welles' 1941 film Citizen Kane.
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George Hearst's father operated three small farms, all of which were mortgaged.
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William George Hearst sold his products in his own local general store.
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George Hearst grew up before public education was widely available in Missouri, meaning his elementary education was inconsistent and fragmented.
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George Hearst first heard of the discovery of gold in California in 1849.
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George Hearst hurried to the Washoe district of western Utah Territory, where he arranged to buy a one-sixth interest in the Ophir Mine there, near present-day Virginia City.
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George Hearst had interests in the Comstock Lode and the Ophir mine in Nevada, the Ontario silver mine in Utah, the Pacific mine in Pinos Altos, New Mexico, the Homestake gold mine in South Dakota, and the Anaconda Copper Mine in Montana.
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George Hearst laterinvested in the Cerro de Pasco Mine in Peru.
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George Hearst's company grew to be the largest private mining firm in the United States.
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George Hearst acquired the reputation of being the most expert prospector and judge of mining property on the Pacific coast.
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George Hearst contributed to the development of the modern processes of quartz and other kinds of mining.
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George Hearst acquired the San Francisco Examiner newspaper as a sign of loyalty to his friends by accepting it as payment for a gambling debt owed to him.
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George Hearst primarily used the Examiner to promote the interests of the Democratic Party and to laud the party's initiatives, especially when they were under public attack.
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The younger George Hearst made the Examiner the foundation of what became his George Hearst publishing empire.
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The 42-year-old George Hearst married her two years later, on June 15,1862.
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George Hearst was elected to the California State Assembly in 1864, serving one term from 1865 until 1866.
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George Hearst was one of 12 members representing San Francisco.
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George Hearst ran unsuccessfully in 1882 as the Democratic candidate for Governor of California.
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Until this point, George Hearst had a political relationship with Central Pacific Railroad.
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George Hearst died at the age of 70 in Washington, DC, on February 28,1891.
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When Phoebe Apperson George Hearst inherited her husband's wealth, she donated a great deal of it to help found new libraries at several universities.
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George Hearst is buried in Cypress Lawn Cemetery in Colma, California.