Conrad Hilton

(1887-1979)

American hotelier and member of the Hilton family

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Conrad Nicholson Hilton (December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American hotel magnate and politician who founded the Hilton Hotels chain. From 1912 to 1916, Hilton was a Republican representative in the first New Mexico Legislature, but became disillusioned with the "inside deals" of politics. In 1919, he purchased his first hotel, the Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas, for US$40,000 (equivalent to $725,451 in 2024) and subsequently capitalized on the oil boom. The rooms were rented out in eight-hour shifts. He continued to purchase and sell hotels, and eventually established the world's first international hotel chain. When he died in 1979, he left the bulk of his estate to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

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Born	Conrad Nicholson Hilton 25 December 1887 Socorro County, New Mexico
Died	3 January 1979 (aged 91) Santa Monica, CA
Zodiac	Capricorn
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Mary Adelaide Barron 1906-1966 · American spouse · m. 1925; div. 1934 info edit

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Zsa Zsa Gabor 1917-2016 · Hungarian-American socialite and actress · m. 1942; div. 1947 info edit

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Conrad Nicholson Hilton, Jr. info 1st child with Mary Adelaide Barron Male b. 6 Jul 1926 d. 5 Feb 1969 · Age: 42 (at death) · 1926-1969 · American socialite, hotel heir, and businessman

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William Barron Hilton info 2nd child with Mary Adelaide Barron Male b. 23 Oct 1927 d. 19 Sep 2019 · Age: 91 (at death) · 1927-2019 · American hotelier

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Eric Hilton info 3rd child with Mary Adelaide Barron Male b. 1 Jul 1933 d. 10 Dec 2016 · Age: 83 (at death) · 1933-2016 · American hotelier (1933 - 2016)

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Constance Francesca Gabor Hilton info 4th child with Zsa Zsa Gabor Female b. 10 Mar 1947 d. 5 Jan 2015 · Age: 67 (at death) · 1947-2015 · American actress

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Steven M. Hilton · Grandson · 1950- · American philanthropist edit info

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Rick Hilton · Grandson · 1955- · American businessman edit info

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Paris Hilton · Great-granddaughter · 1981- · American media personality edit info

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Nicky Rothschild · Great-granddaughter · 1983- · American socialite edit info

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Conrad Hilton · Great-grandson · 1994- · American socialite edit info

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Virginia Warren · 1928-2009 · American socialite info edit view couple »

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Ann Miller · 1923-2004 · American actress and dancer info edit view couple »

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Barbara Rush · 1927-2024 · American actress info edit view couple »

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Hillevi Rombin · 1933-1996 · Swedish model info edit view couple »

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Dorothy Johnson · 1936-2022 · American actress and print model info edit view couple »

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Joan Collins · 1933- · English actress, author and columnist info edit view couple »

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Tina Louise · 1934- · American actress info edit view couple »

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Hedda Hopper · Friend · 1885-1966 · American gossip columnist and actress edit info

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Dwight D. Eisenhower · Friend · 1890-1969 · president of the United States from 1953 to 1961 edit info

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Ernest Hemingway · Friend · 1899-1961 · American author and journalist edit info

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John F. Kennedy · Friend · 1917-1963 · President of the United States from 1961 to 1963 edit info

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Grace Kelly · Friend · 1929-1982 · American actress and Princess consort of Monaco edit info

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Linda Cristal · Associate · 1934-2020 · Argentine-American actress edit info

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