Howard Vernon Hearst (1892 - 1988)

Born 17 Jul 1892 in Sault Ste Marie, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 1 Oct 1988 at age 96 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Vernon was born in 1892 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontaro, Canada.^[1][2] He is the son of William Hearst (7th Premier of Ontario, 1914-1919) and Isabella Dunkin.^[2] He obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, and he spent part of his career as a trust officer for the National Trust in Toronto.^[2] He was married twice: first in Memphis, Tennessee to Elise Scott Reid and later to Jean Isabel Whittemore (Hart) in 1961.^[2] His daughter with Elise, Virginia, married Edward DeGuerre.^[2] Vernon Hearst died in 1988 in Toronto, Ontario at the age of 96.^[1][2]

Research Notes

Howard Vernon Hearst was born in 1892. He died in 1988 (aged 95–96) and is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada.^[1]

Howard Vernon Hearst, known as Vernon, was born 17 Jul 1892 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He was the son of Sir William Hearst (Premier of Ontario from 1914 to 1919) and Isabella Jane Duncan. He married twice. First to Elsie [sic] Scott Reid (1921-1958). Second to Jean Isabelle Wittemore (Hart) on 17 Jun 1961. He died 1 Oct 1988 in Toronto, Ontario.^[2] Note his first wife was named Elise, not Elsie. See her grave marker.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #163429426
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Hearst, H. Vernon. Ontario. Ministry of Government and Consumer Services. Archives Descriptive Database. Website viewed in Feb 2020. Audio interview available at this resource.