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                 William Randolph Hearst was born into wealth. His father, George, was a man who struck it rich in the copper and silver mines and land speculation. When he was forty-two, George married Phoebe Apperson who was a school teacher and also twenty years younger than her husband. George was absent much of the time and therefore William was raised mostly by his mother. William Randolph Hearst would eventually operate the world's largest publishing empire. He …

…unsuccessful. With this his political career as an office seeker came to an end. However he did remain a political power for most of his remaining life. Hearst was able to aquire a great deal of power through his publishing empire. For this reason his unsuccessful political career should not be looked down upon. Hearst was a man who took his defeats in politics and continued to fight back, for this he should be admired.