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Conrad Hilton
Conrad Nicholson Hilton 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 and subsequently capitalized on the oil boom. The…
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business · American hotel tycoon and politician (1887–1979) · entrepreneur · politician · socialite · hotel owner · also Conrad Hilton, Conrad N. Hilton, C. N. Hilton, Hilton
Born 25 December 1887 · Died 3 January 1979 · Q324956
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2018· 1 entry
Oxygen: Conrad Hilton Sentenced In Grand Theft Auto Case, Must Undergo Mental Health Treatment
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2017· 1 entry
Yahoo: Conrad Hilton Delays His Criminal Arraignment With Bizarre Courtroom Behavior
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2009· 1 entry
Actor Chelcie Ross played the role of Conrad "Connie" Hilton in the television show Mad Men for six episodes
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2007· 1 entry
Barron Hilton announced that he would leave about 97% of his fortune, then estimated at US$2
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1989· 1 entry
And added 94,000 square feet (8,700 m2) of education and meeting space to Hilton College
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1983· 1 entry
The Hilton Foundation donated US$21
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1979· 3 entries
Hilton died of pneumonia at the age of 91
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Died 1979-01-03.
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Left the bulk of his estate to the Conrad N
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1976· 1 entry
Hilton married Mary Frances Kelly
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1966· 1 entry
Hilton was succeeded as president by his son, Barron, and was elected chairman of the board
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1957· 1 entry
Hilton was initiated as a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at New Mexico State University
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1954· 1 entry
Hilton Hotels bought The Hotels Statler Company, Inc
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1950· 1 entry
Hilton bought Casa Encantada at 10644 Bellagio Road in Bel Air, Los Angeles, and occupied the house until he died in 1979
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1947· 1 entry
They had one child, a daughter, Francesca Hilton, before divorcing in 1947.
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1946· 1 entry
And Hilton International Company in 1948
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1942· 1 entry
Hilton married actress Zsa Zsa Gabor
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1939· 1 entry
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, today it is known as the Hotel Andaluz
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1934· 1 entry
They had three sons, Conrad Hilton Jr., Barron Hilton, and Eric Hilton, before divorcing in 1934.
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1928· 1 entry
And Conrad Hilton's bankruptcy (San Angelo Live
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1925· 1 entry
Hilton married Mary Adelaide Barron (1906–1966)
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1919· 2 entries
Purchased his first hotel, the Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas, for US$40,000 (equivalent to $742,802 in 2025) and subsequently capitalized on the oil boom
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Bought his first hotel instead, the 40-room Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas, when a bank purchase fell through
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1916· 1 entry
Refused to run for a fourth term, instead endorsing his longtime political ally, Quianu Robinson
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1912· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1912–1916).
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1887· 2 entries
Born 1887-12-25.
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In San Antonio, Socorro County, New Mexico territory, to Norwegian-born Augustus Halvorsen Hilton (1854–1919) and Mary Genevieve Laufersweiler, a devout Catholic of German descent
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