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  1. Conrad Nicholson "Nicky" Hilton Jr. (July 6, 1926 – February 5, 1969) was an American socialite, hotel heir, and businessman. He was the eldest son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton and the first husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor.

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  2. Feb 1, 1995 · Hilton, Conrad Nicholson (18871979). Conrad Hilton, hotel executive, the son of Augustus Holver and Mary (Laufersweiler) Hilton, was born in San Antonio, New Mexico, on December 25, 1887. He attended Goss Military Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico Military Institute at Roswell, and St. Michael's College in Santa Fe.

    • A History of Hilton Family Philanthropy
    • Founded on A Genuine Concern For Less Fortunate People
    • Charting A Course to Measurable Impact
    • Engaging New Generations in The Hilton Family Legacy
    • About Our founder, Conrad N. Hilton

    Conrad N. Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels, established the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation as a philanthropic trust in 1944. In 1950, the Foundation was legally established as a nonprofit corporation, separate from Hilton Hotels Corporation. Upon his death in 1979, Conrad Hilton left nearly his entire estate to the Hilton Foundation. His son, Barron H...

    Conrad Hilton built a thriving global hotel enterprise, and throughout his life, his genuine concern for those less fortunate led him to charitable giving. He made personal gifts to benefit educational institutions and hospitality education programs, hospitals, programs affiliated with churches of various denominations, and—a group that had profoun...

    In 1981, the board elected Donald H. Hubbsto the Foundation’s board of directors and named him president. An attorney and CPA, Hubbs had worked closely with both Conrad and Barron Hilton and had managed the Foundation since 1969 in his capacity as assistant secretary treasurer. He and the board charted the Foundation’s course, implementing a major ...

    In 2005, the board of directors resolved to ensure that direct descendants of our founder will forever constitute a majority of the board. The Foundation’s Generations in Giving program was launched to cultivate the philanthropic spirit among successive generations of Hilton family members and prepare them for board service. Today’s board of direct...

    Born on Christmas Day to humble roots in territorial New Mexico Conrad N. Hilton became an international business pioneer, living out the American Dream. Never losing his sense of responsibility for others, he left nearly his entire fortune to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation with a mandate to “relieve the suffering, the distressed and destitute” wi...

  3. Conrad Nicholson Hilton. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. December 25, 1887 · Sant Antonio, New Mexico. Died. January 3, 1979 · Santa Monica, California, USA. Mini Bio. He was the son of a Norwegian, Augustus Halvorsen Hilton, and a German-born Norwegian, Mary Laufersweiler.

  4. Feb 4, 2024 · Biography. "Conrad Nicholson "Nicky" Hilton Jr. (July 6, 1926 – February 5, 1969) was an American socialite, hotel heir, and businessman. He was one of the sons of Conrad Hilton (founder of Hilton Hotels)" (wikipedia excerpt).

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    • July 6, 1926
    • Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
    • February 5, 1969
  5. Jan 5, 1979 · Conrad N. Hilton, one of the world's leading hotel men, died of pneumonia Wednesday night at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 91 years old.

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  7. Through shrewd financing and bargaining, Hilton created one of the largest hotel chains in the world. The son of a hard-working Norwegian immigrant father and a devout Catholic mother, Conrad Nicholson Hilton grew up in the small mining town of San Antonio, in the New Mexico Territory.

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