Career
In 1954, Hilton was elected vice-president of Hilton Hotels, of which his father was president. The announcement was made on November 16, 1954, by Robert P. Williford, Executive Vice President. Barron also became president of the Carte Blanche credit card firm, was owner of an orange juice company, head of a business leasing jets and an investor in a Texas oil company.
In 1966, Hilton assumed the presidency of the Hilton Hotel chain.
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