George Randolph Hearst Jr., Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Randolph Hearst Jr.

American businessman

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1927

Date of Death: 25-Jun-2012

Profession: socialite

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About George Randolph Hearst Jr.

  • George Randolph Hearst Jr.
  • (July 13, 1927 – June 25, 2012) was chairman of the board of the Hearst Corporation from 1996 through to his death in 2012, succeeding his uncle Randolph Apperson Hearst.
  • He was a director at the company for over forty years. Non-family executives are a majority on the trust that controls the corporation, and this trust will not dissolve until all grandchildren alive at the death of William Randolph Hearst have died.
  • George Jr.
  • was one of the oldest grandchildren.
  • However, there are five family seats among the 13 trustees, and George represented his branch of the family. Hearst first joined the Naval Air Corps.
  • Later, he joined the United States Army and served in the Korean War.

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