biography
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Hilton, Conrad (Nicholson)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1887–1979)
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| biography:
| Hotelier, born in San Antonio, New Mexico, USA. He became a partner in his father's general store, expanding the business after his father's death, and buying the Mobley Hotel in Cisco. This led to the purchase of other hotels in Texas, and by 1939 he was buying or starting up hotels further afield. The Hilton Hotels Corporation was formed in 1946, becoming the Hilton International Company (1948), one of the world's largest hotel organizations, diversifying in the 1950s to include car-rental and credit-card operations. |
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