Barron Hilton

Son of hotel magnate Conrad N Hilton

Barron Hilton, who oversaw the vast expansion of his father’s hotel empire and took part in changing the pro sports landscape as an original club owner in the American Football League, died on Thursday September 19 2019 at his home in Los Angeles. The last survivor of the A.F.L.’s founding ownership, he was 91 Son of hotel impresario Conrad Hilton (d. 1979) sold off final remnants of father's empire last year. Blackstone bought Hilton Hotels for $26 billion; personally reaped $800 million from the deal. Initially resisted following in father's footsteps, then rose from elevator operator to president. Became chairman 1979. Has now pledged to leave $1.2 billion to Conrad Foundation. Flies gliders, balloons, fixed-wing aircraft at his 1,000,000-acre ranch in Nevada. Barron Hilton volunteered for the U.S. Navy during World War II and was assigned to the base at Pearl Harbor as a photographer’s mate. After his discharge, he earned a twin-engine rating from the University of Southern California’s Aeronautical School, and flying soon became a lifelong passion. Hilton began his business career at age 19 by acquiring the Los Angeles area distributorship of Vita-Pakt Citrus Products Co., and in 1956 he helped pioneer the aircraft leasing business by founding the Air Finance Corporation. In 1960, he founded the Los Angeles Chargers professional football team and one year later moved the franchise to San Diego. In 1966, Hilton, together with other American Football League owners, forged a merger agreement with the National Football League that resulted in the creation of the Super Bowl. In 1954 he was elected vice-president of Hilton Hotels and he was named president and chief executive officer in 1966, with the proviso that he discontinue his professional football responsibilities. Upon his father’s death in 1979, his responsibilities expanded to include chairman. He served as chairman and/or co-chairman from 1996 until the company’s sale and dissolution as a public company in 2007. He previously served on the boards of numerous nonprofit organizations and is a director emeritus of the BEST Foundation. Mr. Hilton is survived by two daughters, Hawley and Sharon Hilton, and six sons: Steven, the chairman of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation; Richard, the father of Paris Hilton and her three siblings; William Barron Jr.; David, Daniel and Ronald. He is also survived by 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. His wife, Marilyn Hawley Hilton, died in 2004. His brothers Nicky and Eric and his half sister, Constance Francesca Hilton, whose mother was Zsa Zsa Gabor, also died before him.

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Edyth Bailey Lindner	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, John Thune, Dick Gephardt, Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Steve Forbes, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Rick Berg, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Donald Bren	John Boehner, David Timothy Dreier, John McCain, John Thune, Al D’Amato, Michael Huffington, Pete Wilson, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Beth Rogers, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, John F Seymour, Thomas C Leppert, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Thomas A Davis	Dennis Hastert, Robert Bennett, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Ensign, John McCain, Fortney Hillman Stark Jr, John Thune, Dick Gephardt, Richard H Bryan, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Campaign America Inc, Effective Government Committee, George H W Bush, Ted Stevens
Joseph Petrone	Spencer Abraham, Robert Bennett, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, John McCain, Jon C Porter, John Thune, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Ted Stevens
Ronald Perelman	Gray Davis, John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Dole, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Harry Reid, Dick Gephardt, Robert Guy Torricelli, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Campaign America Inc, Effective Government Committee, Mitt Romney, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Gavin S Herbert	John Boehner, David Timothy Dreier, John McCain, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, Alan Dupree Wheat, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Beth Rogers, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, Elia Pirozzi, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, John F Seymour, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
John Hotchkis	Dennis Hastert, Norm Coleman, John McCain, John Thune, Al D’Amato, Michael Huffington, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Beth Rogers, Susan Golding, Tom Campbell, Republican Central Committee of Los Angeles County (Fed. Acct.), George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, John F Seymour, John Hoeven
Ed Rogers	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jon C Porter, John Thune, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Campaign America Inc, Northern Lights Political Action Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Rick Berg, Leadership Matters for America
James E Smith	Dennis Hastert, Robert Bennett, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, John McCain, Harry Reid, Fortney Hillman Stark Jr, John Thune, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, John Hoeven
Shawn Smeallie	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, John McCain, Ted Stevens, John Thune, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, Freedom and Free Enterprise PAC, Mitt Romney, Ted Stevens, John Hoeven, Sue Lowden, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Norm Brownstein	Gray Davis, Robert Bennett, John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, John Ensign, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Harry Reid, Ted Stevens, John Thune, Robert Guy Torricelli, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Effective Government Committee, Mitt Romney, John Hoeven, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
John Catsimatidis	John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Harry Reid, Dick Gephardt, Robert Guy Torricelli, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Effective Government Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Leadership Matters for America
Harold Simmons	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, John McCain, Harry Reid, John Thune, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Rick Perry, John F Seymour
Kenneth M Duberstein	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Ted Stevens, John Thune, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, Campaign America Inc, Northern Lights Political Action Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Rick Berg
Larry J Hochberg	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Robert Bennett, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, David Timothy Dreier, John Ensign, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Harry Reid, Richard H Bryan, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Mitt Romney, Ted Stevens
Helen Schwab	Spencer Abraham, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, David Timothy Dreier, John McCain, Jon C Porter, John Thune, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Tom Campbell, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, John F Seymour, Rick Berg, John Hoeven
Kenneth S Abramowitz	Herman Cain, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, John Thune, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Citizens Club for Growth Inc, Steve Forbes, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Rick Perry, Rick Berg, Sue Lowden, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Suzanne Kayne	John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, John Thune, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Beth Rogers, Tom Campbell, Republican Central Committee of Los Angeles County (Fed. Acct.), Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Rick Berg, John Hoeven, Thomas C Leppert, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Leonard A Lauder	John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, John Ensign, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Harry Reid, Dick Gephardt, Robert Guy Torricelli, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, George H W Bush, Steve Forbes, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Lanny Griffith	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Harry Reid, John Thune, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Northern Lights Political Action Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Sue Lowden

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Aliases	William Barron Hilton, William Hilton

Barron Hilton

Son of hotel magnate Conrad N Hilton

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