AKA Conrad Nicholson Hilton

Born: 25-Dec-1887
Birthplace: Socorro County, NM
Died: 3-Jan-1979
Location of death: Santa Monica, CA [1]
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Remains: Buried, Calvary Hill Cemetery, Dallas, TX

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Founder, Hilton Hotels

Military service: US Army (WWI)

Father: Augustus Holver Hilton (Norwegian)
Mother: Mary Laufersweiler (German)
Wife: Mary Barron (m. 1925, three sons)
Son: Conrad Nicholson Hilton, Jr. (b. 6-Jul-1926, d. 5-Feb-1969, m. Elizabeth Taylor)
Son: Barron Hilton (businessman, b. 23-Oct-1927)
Son: Eric Michael Hilton (b. 1-Jul-1933)
Wife: Zsa Zsa Gabor (m. 1942, div., one daughter)
Daughter: Francesca Hilton (heiress, b. 10-Mar-1947, d. 5-Jan-2015)
Wife: Mary Frances (m. 1976, until his death)

    High School: New Mexico Military Institute
    High School: St. Michael's College, Santa Fe, NM
    University: New Mexico School of Mines
    Administrator: Trustee, DePaul University

    Hilton Hotels Founder
    New Mexico State House of Representatives (1912-14)
    American Legion
    Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks
    Knights of Columbus
    Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
    French Legion of Honor 1956
    Norwegian Ancestry
    German Ancestry

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