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   George Hearst (September 3, 1820 – February 28, 1891) was an American businessman, politician, and patriarch of the Hearst business dynasty. 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.

2. truewestmagazine.com › article › who-was-the-realWho Was The Real George Hearst? - True West Magazine

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   May 6, 2019 · While one is a semi-fictitious villain whose malevolence dominates the HBO award-winning series Deadwood, the other—the real George Hearst—was an internationally recognized philanthropist and a man of proven integrity. George Hearst was broke when he struck gold for the first time in California in 1857.

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4. www.encyclopedia.com › george-hearstGeorge Hearst | Encyclopedia.com

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   May 29, 2018 · George Hearst (1820-1891) was a publisher and U.S. senator who made his fortune in mining. He owned the San Francisco Daily Examiner and invested in the Homestake gold mine and the Anaconda copper mine.

5. www.legendsofamerica.com › we-georgehearstGeorge Hearst – Father of a Mining & Publishing Empire

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   George Hearst was a self-made millionaire with a knack for mining that would lead to success across the American West. Born near Sullivan, Missouri, on September 3, 1820, to William and Elizabeth Collins Hearst, George was the oldest of three children.

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7. www.wikiwand.com › en › George_HearstGeorge Hearst - Wikiwand

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   George Hearst was an American businessman, politician, and patriarch of the Hearst business dynasty. 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.

8. www.thefamouspeople.com › profiles › george-hearstGeorge Hearst Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life ...

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   George Hearst was a US senator, miner, and businessman who founded the Homestake Mine in South Dakota. He was the father of William Randolph Hearst, a famous newspaper publisher and media mogul.

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   Who was George Hearst?

   • George Hearst (September 3, 1820 – February 28, 1891) was an American businessman, politician, and patriarch of the Hearst business dynasty. 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.

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   How much was George Hearst worth when he died?

   • George Hearst was broke when he struck gold for the first time in California in 1857. When he died in 1891, the mining magnate’s estimated worth was between $200 and $400 million.

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   Why was George Hearst important?

   • George Hearst’s audacious entrepreneurship in mining in the West from 1850 to his death in 1891 funded the local development of California’s gold country (above) and South Dakota’s Black Hills (above), as well as the national economy, through the sale of shares of his company on the New York Stock Exchange.

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   How old was George Hearst when he was married?

   • His only child from his late marriage (at age 40) 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. George Hearst was an American businessman, politician, and patriarch of the Hearst business dynasty.

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10. republicofmining.com › 2017/05/08 › old-west-legendsOLD WEST LEGENDS: George Hearst - Republic of Mining

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    May 8, 2017 · Learn about George Hearst, the oldest son of William Hearst, who became a successful miner and entrepreneur in California and Nevada. Find out how he started from humble beginnings in Missouri and built a fortune in gold, copper, and media.