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William Hearst may refer to: * William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951), American newspaper magnate and New York Congressman :*William Randolph Hearst, Jr. (1908–1993), William Randolph Hearst's son ::* William Randolph Hearst III (born 1949), William Randolph Hearst, Jr.'s son, and grandson of the newspaper magnate *William Randolph Hearst II (born 1942), John Randolph Hearst's son, and grandson of the newspaper magnate *William Howard Hearst (1864–1941), Premier of Ontario, Canada, 1914–1919 See also *William Hurst (other) William Hurst may refer to: *William Hurst (MP) for Exeter *William C. Hurst, Extension Specialist and Professor of Food Science and Technology *Bill Hurst (born 1970), baseball player *Bill Hurst (footballer) (1921–2005) *William John Hurst (c. ...
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William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst Sr. (; April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of ''The San Francisco Examiner'' by his wealthy father, Senator George Hearst. After moving to New York City, Hearst acquired the '' New York Journal'' and fought a bitter circulation war with Joseph Pulitzer's '' New York World''. Hearst sold papers by printing giant headlines over lurid stories featuring crime, corruption, sex, and innuendos. Hearst acquired more newspapers and created a chain that numbered nearly 30 papers in major American cities at its peak. He later expanded to magazines, creating the largest ne ...
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William Randolph Hearst, Jr
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ...
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William Randolph Hearst III
William Randolph Hearst III (born June 18, 1949) is an American heir, businessman, and philanthropist. Biography Early life William Randolph Hearst III was born on June 18, 1949. His father was William Randolph Hearst Jr., and his paternal grandfather was William Randolph Hearst. He graduated from the Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut in 1967. He graduated from Harvard University in 1972 with an AB degree in mathematics. Career He spent years as an employee of the Hearst Corporation, eventually as editor and publisher of the ''San Francisco Examiner''. His grandfather had also headed that paper, though his father had been publisher of the ''New York Journal American''. In some television commercials, Hearst III was shown having a conversation with his grandfather's portrait. (In fact, he was only two when his grandfather died.) In 1976 he left the company to become the managing editor of '' Outside'' magazine which was then being started by the ''Rolling Stone'' ma ...
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William Randolph Hearst II
William Randolph Hearst II (born 1942) is one of John Randolph Hearst's sons. Within the family, he is often referred to as Billy. He attended the University of San Francisco and married Jennifer Gooch; they had a son, Jason Hearst. William and Jennifer divorced, and Jennifer married Andrew Rowe, Jr.; she died in 2008. References Businessweek "William Randolph Hearst II and his sisters, Deborah Hearst Gay and Joanne Hearst Castro, complained they weren't given enough access to financial records or enough say in decision-making." "In 1997 grandson W.R. Hearst II, now 58, filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against the William Randolph Hearst Family Trust, demanding that its financial records and decision-making be opened to family members. ... William II ... appears to have no paying job (says his lawyer, John Sturgeon: "He does a lot of travel and manages his investments")."; Friday, September 23, 1966; "Married. William Randolph Hearst II, 23, grandson of the publisher and a ...
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William Howard Hearst
Sir William Howard Hearst, (February 15, 1864 – September 29, 1941) was the seventh premier of Ontario from 1914 to 1919. Hearst was born in Bruce County, Ontario. He practiced law in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario before being voted to provincial parliament as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. After six years representing Sault Ste. Marie in provincial government, Hearst became Premier of Ontario following the death of Premier James P. Whitney in 1914. Hearst's was the first Conservative provincial government to enact women's suffrage. He was in favour of the prohibition movement, and restricted the unlicensed sale of alcohol in Ontario. As a wartime administration, his government improved munitions production and hydroelectric infrastructure. Early life and career William Howard Hearst was born in the Township of Arran in Bruce County, Ontario. He studied law in Owen Sound and was called to the bar lawyer in 1888. Hearst moved to Sault Ste. Marie, ...
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