27 Facts About Conrad Hilton

1. Conrad Hilton Married Mary Barron with whom he had three children with.

2. Conrad Hilton served for two years in Quartermaster Corps, France before being discharged in 1919.

3. Conrad Hilton was born on the 25th day of December 1887 in San Antonio, New Mexico to Augustus Hilton and Genievie.

4. Conrad Hilton is one of the top American hoteliers who is known to have single-handedly established the Hilton Hotel chain.

5. In 1954, Conrad Hilton shocked the financial world, having made the largest deal in the history of America.

6. In 1924, Conrad Hilton became the owner of 350 guest rooms.

7. Conrad Hilton died of pneumonia in Bel Air, California on January 3, 1979, at the age of 91.

8. Conrad Hilton gave up active management of the company in 1966 when his son Barron was named president.

9. In 1954, Conrad Hilton bought the Statler hotel chain for $111 million.

10. In 1949, Conrad Hilton realized a long-held goal when he leased New York's Waldorf-Astoria, considered to be the greatest hotel in the world.

11. Conrad Hilton was the largest shareholder with $9 million worth of stock.

12. Conrad Hilton regretted that the marriage prohibited him from participating in the Church's sacraments.

13. Conrad Hilton added to his holdings when he purchased the Breakers in Los Angeles and built the Albuquerque Hilton in 1939.

14. Conrad Hilton built his first hotel on leased land in Dallas at a cost of $1 million.

15. Conrad Hilton earned back the money he had invested in the Mobley in one year.

16. Conrad Hilton went back to San Antonio to take charge of his father's businesses.

17. In 1912, New Mexico became a state and Conrad Hilton was elected to the state legislature as a Republican.

18. At the age of 21, Conrad Hilton took over management of his father's store and began sharing in the profits.

19. Around this time, Conrad Hilton began to expand his operations outside of the United States and renamed the company.

20. Conrad Hilton was born on December 25, 1887 in San Antonio, New Mexico.

21. Conrad Hilton left $500,000 to his two surviving siblings, $100,000 to his daughter Francesca, and $10,000 to each of his nieces and nephews.

22. On January 3, 1979, Conrad Hilton died of natural causes at the age of 91.

23. In 1966, Conrad Hilton was succeeded as president by his son Barron and was elected chairman of the board.

24. Conrad Hilton formed the Hilton Hotels Corporation in 1946, and Hilton International Company in 1948.

25. Conrad Hilton built his first hotel outside of Texas in 1939 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, today known as the Hotel Andaluz.

26. Conrad Hilton bought his first hotel instead, the 40-room Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas, in 1919, when a bank purchase fell through.

27. Conrad Hilton was a member of the international fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon—Alpha Omicron Chapter.