John Randolph Hearst

Template:Short description Template:Infobox person John Randolph Hearst (1909–1958) was an American business executive and the third son of William Randolph Hearst.

Career

Hearst, like his brothers, worked for the Hearst Corporation and was said to have the most executive talent among the sons of William Randolph Hearst.<ref name=":0" /> Any question of his rivaling the non-family executives who constituted a majority of the trustees of his father's will, however, was rendered moot after he died of a heart attack aged 49, while in the Virgin Islands.<ref name=":0">https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19581117&id=0H9RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ig8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7328,3911315 Template:Dead link</ref>

Life

Marriages

Dorothy Hart Hearst

Hearst's first marriage was to Dorothy Hart Hearst.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref> Their marriage ended after Hart divorced and sued him in 1932, citing "extreme cruelty" from Hearst.<ref name=":1" />

Gretchen Wilson Hearst

Hearst's second marriage was to Gretchen Wilson Hearst. Their marriage was short lived, and ended in 1938 when Wilson divorced him and won custody of their son, John Randolph Hearst Jr. (Wilson later married Woolworth Donahue (Jessie May Woolworth Donahue's son).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Fanne Wade Hearst

Hearst remarried for a final time to Fanne Wade Hearst, and in 1946, the couple purchased the former estate of Henry Anderson in Flower Hill, New York.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Children

Hearst had four children, including John Jr., who served as a company executive and director who represented this branch of the family among the trustees.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>