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William Barron Hilton

Male 1927 - 2019  (91 years)    Has 7 ancestors and 12 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name William Barron Hilton 
    Birth 23 Oct 1927  Dallas County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Prominent People USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 19 Sep 2019 
    Siblings 2 Siblings 
    Person ID I482375  Geneagraphie
    Links To This person is also Barron Hilton at Wikipedia 
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2019 

    Father Conrad Hilton,   b. 25 Dec 1887, San Antonio, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1979, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Mary Adelaide Barron   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1925 
    Divorce 1934 
    Family ID F147443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marilyn Hawley   d. Mar 2004 
    Marriage 1947 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
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     4. Living
     5. Living
    +6. Richard Howard Hilton,   b. 17 Aug 1955, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Living
     8. Living
    Family ID F152544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 May 2006 

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    • followed his father as head of the company

      second son of Conrad Nicholson Hilton and Mary Adelaide Barron. His father founded Hilton Hotels. His brothers are , called "Nicky", who was actress Elizabeth Taylor 's first husband (1950). He also has a younger half-sister, Francesca Hilton , whose mother is Zsa Zsa Gabor .
      Barron was active for several years in organizing and managing businesses in Los Angeles , and was also a member of the board of directors of the Statler Hotels Delaware Corporation and of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
      In 1954, he was elected a vice-president of Hilton Hotels Corporation, of which his father was president. The announcement was made on November 16 , 1954 , by P. Williford, Executive Vice President.
      Barron also became president of the Carte Blanche credit card firm, was owner of a $6,000,000 orange juice company, head of a business leasing jets and an investor in a Texas oil company.
      In 1960, Barron founded the San Diego Chargers American football team. He assumed the presidency of the Hilton Hotel chain in 1966. In 1970, he was responsible for getting Hilton Hotels into the gambling business.
      When Barron's father died in 1979, he left the bulk of his estate to the Roman Catholic Church and other charities , and almost nothing to his children. Barron contested the will because of his lifelong career of working to build the hotel company and won his lawsuit in 1988. His sister, Francesca (b. 1947), lost her case though and received nothing.
      In the Forbes 400, which lists the 400 Richest Americans, Barron Hilton's worth in 2005 is $1 billion.

      Aviation
      Barron Hilton first took flying lessons when stationed in Hawaii during World War Two . After the war he attended the University of Southern California 's Aeronautical School where he earned his twin engine rating. Because of his interest in aircraft, he founded the Air Finance Corporation and began leasing and selling commercial aircraft in 1955.
      Today he privately owns a Cessna Citation V Ultra which he uses for both corporate and personal travel. He also owns and flies four gliders and a tow plane, a Stearman biplane , a Citabria aerobatic plane, a helicopter, a restored Beech Staggerwing , and three hot air balloons . Hilton was also the lead sponsor of two teams that tried to fly around the world in balloons.
      Barron Hilton has encouraged the sport of gliding through the Barron Hilton Cup since 1981 . Pilots from around the world who complete the longest triangular flights, each accompanied by a guest, are hosted by Barron Hilton for a week-long soaring camp at the Flying-M-Ranch in Nevada . The objective is for the best pilots to get to know each other and to fly with some of the other best soaring pilots.
      He has been honored for his support of flying by several aviation organizations.



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