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He asked his father for an additional allowance, according to David Nasaw, author of the bestselling biography of William Randolph Hearst, Those nonfamily executives manage the Hearst estate, which includes the massive Hearst Corporation -- a media empire that recorded an estimated $422 million in pretax income in 1997, according to papers filed with the Court of Appeal. William Randolph Hearst poses with his sons aboard the S.S. Rex in New York on Aug. 8, 1936. Back in the United States, Hearst was enrolled in St. Pauls Preparatory School in Concord, New Hampshire at the age of 16. The 28 Richest Billionaire Families in America, Ranked - Business Insider William R. Hearst was born in San Francisco, to millionaire mining engineer, goldmine owner and U.S. senator (188691) George Hearst and his wife Phoebe Apperson Hearst. His election to the Hasty Pudding theatrical group revealed his talent and interest in drama. To sue. this article about how one of the granddaughters of famed media mogul William Randolph Hearst. After growing up on a small farm in Missouri, he founded many mining operations, and is known for developing and expanding the Homestake Mine in the late 1870s in the Black Hills of South Dakota.In 1879, he listed it on the New York Stock Exchange and went on to other pursuits. "I am sorry, but I am not going to allow you any expenses," Hearst barked at his third-born. William Randolph Hearst died in Beverly Hills on August 14, 1951, at the age of 88. contains thousands of pictures and GeneaStars. The law could override in terrorem clauses, like the one in the Hearst will, that seek to punish heirs for filing court challenges. While spelling out who in the Hearst family would receive income from the estate, the will also placed the management of the family estate (and therefore the family businesses) under a 13-member board of trustees. Hearst II's attorneys will argue before a three-judge panel in the state Court of Appeal that the heirs have a right to inquire about the inner workings of their own estate. At Harvard, he excelled in journalism and acted as the business manager of the Harvard Lampoon. Of Hearst's five sons, only one remains alive: Randolph Apperson Hearst. HEARST, William Randolph, (son of George Hearst), a Representative from New York; born in San Francisco, Calif., April 29, 1863; attended the public schools and Harvard University; became editor and proprietor of the San Francisco Examiner in 1887 and established a nationwide chain of newspapers; also owner and publisher of many magazines; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1907); was not a candidate for renomination in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress but was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of New York; unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1904; was the Municipal Ownership candidate for mayor of New York City in 1905 and 1909; organized the Independence League Party in 1908; resumed his publishing business; died in Beverly Hills, Calif., August 14, 1951; interment in Cypress Lawn Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif. --- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, {{ mediasCtrl.getTitle(media, true) }} Username and password are case sensitive.