Hearst, William Randolph (1863-1951)

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Samuel Sidney McClure to Jane Addams, October 18, 1911

Erving Winslow to Jane Addams, August 7, 1912

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, September 21, 1915

The Irish Committee at Work, November 10, 1920

John P. Altgeld Biography Subscription List, December 1922

Louis Freeland Post to Subscribers of the John P. Altgeld Biography, April 5, 1924

Economic Imperialism, April 28, 1925

William Bradford Merrill to Than Vanneman Ranck, June 3, 1927

Commission Seeking Remedy For Eradicating The Causes Which Make Social Outcasts, May 31, 1927 [fragment]

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Birth Date

1863-04-29

Death Date

1951-08-14

Birthplace

San Francisco, CA

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William Randolph Hearst was a politician and newspaper publisher, and the founder of the media company Hearst Communications. He attended Harvard College, but was expelled due to misbehavior. In 1887, he became the manager of the San Francisco Examiner, and in 1895 he bought the New York Morning Journal, hiring well-known writers and giving the newspaper a reputation for being one of the best employers in the New York newspaper industry at the time. Hearst's newspapers were known for using yellow journalism and for focusing on left wing or Democratic party politics. From 1903 to 1907, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. He also ran for mayor of New York City, governor of New York, and for the Democratic nomination for president in 1904, though he lost all these elections.

Hearst married Millicent Veronica Willson in 1903. They had five children together. Hearst also had an affair with actress Marion Davies, having a daughter with her. He and Millicent separated due to the affair, but remained legally married for the remainder of Hearst's life. Hearst died in 1951.

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1911

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"Finding Aid to the William Randolph Hearst Papers, 1874-1951 (bulk 1927-1947)," Online Archive of California.

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“Hearst, William Randolph (1863-1951),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed August 6, 2025, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/4188.

Hearst, William Randolph (1863-1951)

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