George F. Hearst 
George F. was born on September 3rd, 1820 in Sullivan, Franklin, Mo. He died at the age of 70 on February 28th, 1891 in Washington, D.C.. He was buried in Cypress Lawn Cemetary, Colma, San Mateo, Ca.General Notes
BIOGRAPHY: HEARST, George, (father of William Randolph Hearst), a Senator from California; born near Sullivan, Franklin County, Mo., September 3, 1820; attended the public schools and graduated from the Franklin County Mining School in 1838; upon news of the discovery of gold, moved to California in 1850; highly successful prospector; engaged in mining, stock raising, and farming; moved to San Francisco in 1862; member, State assembly 1865-1866; owner of the San Francisco Examiner; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of California in 1882; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John F. Miller and served from March 23, 1886, to August 4, 1886, when a successor was elected; elected in 1887 to the United States Senate as a Democrat and served from March 4, 1887, until his death in Washington, D.C., February 28, 1891; interment in Cypress Lawn Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, Calif.
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George F. and Phoebe Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on June 15th, 1862 in Steelville, MO (Crawford Co.). They had a son named William Randolph, Sr..
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William Randolph, Sr. Hearst
William Randolph, Sr. was born on April 29th, 1863 in San Francisco, CA. He died at the age of 88 on August 14th, 1951 in Beverly Hills, CA.