Leadership used by Conrad Hilton
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Conrad Nicholson Hilton was an American hotelier and founder of the Hilton Hotel chain (Alef 2009). Hilton was born on 25th December 1887 in the city of San Antonio, New Mexico Territory. His father, Augustus Halvorsen Hilton, was an immigrant from Norway and his mother, Mary Genevieve, was an American of German descent and a devout catholic. He had eight siblings; Eva Hilton, Felice Hilton, Carl Hilton, Rosemary Hilton, Helen Hilton, Julian Hilton, Baron Hilton, and August Hilton (San Angelo LIVE! Magazine 2007). Conrad Hilton attended Gross military which is currently known as New Mexico Military Institute and St. Michael`s College which is currently known as the College of Santa Fe (Turkel 2009). He also attended the New Mexico School of Mines which is currently known as New Mexico Tech.
Hilton was a member of the international fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon and a Republican representative in the first New Mexico legislature (Alef 2009). He also served in the U.S. Army for two years during World War I before starting a hotel business. Hilton married three times; the first wife being Mary Adelaide Barron in 1925 with whom they had three children (Turkel, 2009). He later divorced her wife in 1934 and married Zsa Zsa Gabor in 1942 with whom they had one child before divorcing again in 1946. Hilton later married Mary Frances Kelly and their marriage lasted until his death in 1979 at the age of 91 through a natural cause.
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Hilton developed his entrepreneurial skills at a young age where he was working at his father`s general store that was located in Socorro County of New Mexico (San Angelo LIVE! Magazine 2007). He took over the store at the age of 21. Hilton later joined politics where he served two terms in the New Mexico State Legislature. He also served in the U.S. Army during World War I and returned to San Antonio after the war. Hilton started his hotel business by
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Leadership Styles Used by Conrad Hilton
Conrad Nicholson Hilton was an American hotelier and founder of the Hilton Hotel chain (Alef 2009). Hilton was born on 25th December 1887 in the city of San Antonio, New Mexico Territory. His father, Augustus Halvorsen Hilton, was an immigrant from Norway and his mother, Mary Genevieve, was an American of German descent and a devout catholic. He had eight siblings; Eva Hilton, Felice Hilton, Carl Hilton, Rosemary Hilton, Helen Hilton, Julian Hilton, Baron Hilton, and August Hilton (San Angelo LIVE! Magazine 2007). Conrad Hilton attended Gross military which is currently known as New Mexico Military Institute and St. Michael`s College which is currently known as the College of Santa Fe (Turkel 2009). He also attended the New Mexico School of Mines which is currently known as New Mexico Tech.
Hilton was a member of the international fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon and a Republican representative in the first New Mexico legislature (Alef 2009). He also served in the U.S. Army for two years during World War I before starting a hotel business. Hilton married three times; the first wife being Mary Adelaide Barron in 1925 with whom they had three children (Turkel, 2009). He later divorced her wife in 1934 and married Zsa Zsa Gabor in 1942 with whom they had one child before divorcing again in 1946. Hilton later married Mary Frances Kelly and their marriage lasted until his death in 1979 at the age of 91 through a natural cause.
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Hilton developed his entrepreneurial skills at a young age where he was working at his father`s general store that was located in Socorro County of New Mexico (San Angelo LIVE! Magazine 2007). He took over the store at the age of 21. Hilton later joined politics where he served two terms in the New Mexico State Legislature. He also served in the U.S. Army during World War I and returned to San Antonio after the war. Hilton started his hotel business by
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