This article is about Conrad Hilton Sr. For his son, see Conrad Hilton Jr. For the former Conrad Hilton hotel, see Hilton Chicago. For the chain of hotels by Hilton, see Conrad Hotels.
Conrad Hilton
Hilton in 1962
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 2nd district
In office 1912–1916
Preceded by
Legislature established
Succeeded by
Quianu Robinson
Personal details
Born
Conrad Nicholson Hilton
(1887-12-25)December 25, 1887 San Antonio, Socorro County, New Mexico Territory, U.S.
Died
January 3, 1979(1979-01-03) (aged 91) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting place
Calvary Hill Cemetery, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouses
Mary Adelaide Barron
(m. 1925; div. 1934)
Zsa Zsa Gabor
(m. 1942; div. 1947)
Mary Frances Kelly
(m. 1976)
Children
Conrad Jr.
Barron
Eric
Francesca
Relatives
Hilton family
Occupation
Hotelier
Known for
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Conrad Nicholson Hilton (December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American businessman 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 $40,000, and subsequently capitalized on the oil boom. The rooms were rented out in eight-hour shifts. He continued to buy 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.
Conrad Nicholson Hilton (December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American businessman who founded the Hilton Hotels chain. From 1912 to 1916, Hilton...
ConradHilton, he was the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation and chairman emeritus of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation...
timeshare properties. Founded by ConradHilton in May 1919, the company is now led by Christopher J. Nassetta. Hilton is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia...
known for the Hilton Hotels & Resorts Group which was established by ConradHilton in 1919 when he bought his first hotel. The Hilton family is one of...
(née Hawley) and Barron Hilton, whose father was Hilton Hotel founder ConradHilton. In 1978, he graduated from the University of Denver with a degree in...
only child of Hilton Hotels founder ConradHilton and his second wife, actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor. Hilton was born in 1947 in New York City, after...
children: Paris Hilton (born 1981), Nicky Hilton (born 1983), Barron Nicholas Hilton II (born 1989) and Conrad Hughes Hilton III (born 1994). Hilton has seven...
Avanzino). Hilton was named for her granduncle, Conrad "Nicky" Hilton Jr. She is the second of four children; her older sister is Paris Hilton (born 1981)...
there and in Los Angeles, she is a great-granddaughter of ConradHilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels. She first attracted tabloid attention in the late...
ConradHilton purchased the hotel from Healy in February 1945. The board of directors changed the name of the hotel, naming it after ConradHilton himself...
Conrad Hotels & Resorts is an American multinational brand of high-end luxury hotels and high-end resorts owned and operated by Hilton Worldwide. As of...
third son of ConradHilton, founder of the Hilton Hotels Corporation, and Mary Adelaide Hilton (née Barron). Growing up in El Paso, Texas, Hilton was educated...
containing the Hilton name Hilton Hotels & Resorts, flagship hotel brand operated under Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, an...
hotel located in Cisco, Texas. It was the first hotel owned by ConradHilton, founder of Hilton Hotels. It is a two-story brick building. In 1916, Henry Mobley...
marriages. In total, Gabor had nine husbands, including hotel magnate ConradHilton and actor George Sanders. She once stated, "Men have always liked me...
Avenue in front of the Democratic party's convention headquarters, the ConradHilton hotel, television networks broadcast live as the anti-war protesters...
1918. Prior to his election, Robinson was a staunch political ally of Conrad N. Hilton Sr., who had served in the New Mexico Legislature from 1912 to 1916...
January 27, 2016. Oppenheimer, Jerry (November 7, 2006). House of Hilton: From Conrad to Paris: A Drama of Wealth, Power, and Privilege. Crown. p. 82....
inspired by Greek themes, designed the reliefs on the building's façade. ConradHilton was present at the opening ceremony, on April 20, 1963. Guests at the...
Main Street Garden Park. The Hilton Hotel, built by ConradHilton, was his first hotel to bear the "Hilton" name. ConradHilton operated one of the two earliest...
marriage. Taylor was 18 years old when she married Conrad "Nicky" Hilton Jr., heir to the Hilton Hotels chain, at the Church of the Good Shepherd in...
1981) is an American author. He is most notable for his marriage to Paris Hilton. Carter Milliken Reum was born on February 5, 1981, to Sherry and Robert...
is not his biological son. Conrad "Connie" Hilton (Chelcie Ross) is the fictional portrayal of the real founder of the Hilton Hotels chain, one of the only...
bagpipe band to welcome him. As Humphrey was driven to his room at the ConradHilton hotel, he noticed that no one in the streets cheered him, in marked...
1972 and Kathleen later remarried twice more. Richards' siblings are Kathy Hilton (born 1959), her older half-sister from her mother's first marriage to Lawrence...
terrorism", Forbes wrote in 2015 after an incident involving hotel heir ConradHilton III on a flight from London to Los Angeles. Writing in The Wall Street...
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