Conrad Nicholson Hilton III is a great-grandson of hotel empire founder Conrad Hilton Sr., a longtime director of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, and the older of two sons born to Conrad Hilton Jr. and Patricia “Trish” McClintock. He has spent much of his career inside the family’s philanthropic organizations rather than in front of cameras, and the main time he drew national press was a 2013 arrest on a domestic battery charge in Boca Raton, Florida.1CBS News. Conrad Hilton III Grandson of Hilton Hotel Founder Charged With Domestic Battery in Florida
He should not be confused with Paris Hilton’s younger brother, who shares the Conrad Hilton name and was born in 1994. That younger Conrad is the son of Richard and Kathy Hilton, from a different branch of the family descended through Barron Hilton. Conrad N. Hilton III is considerably older; news reports at the time of his 2013 arrest gave his age as 53.1CBS News. Conrad Hilton III Grandson of Hilton Hotel Founder Charged With Domestic Battery in Florida
Family Background
Conrad III’s father was Conrad Hilton Jr., known as “Nicky,” the eldest son of Conrad Sr. and his first wife, Mary Adelaide Barron. Nicky Hilton married actress Elizabeth Taylor in 1950 in a short and famously troubled union, then in 1958 married Patricia McClintock, an Oklahoma oil heiress, at the Plaza Hotel in New York.2New York Times. Mrs. Hilton Asks Divorce3Palm Beach Daily News. Patricia Hilton Obituary They had two sons: Conrad III and Michael Otis Hilton.4Dignity Memorial. Patricia Hilton Obituary
Nicky Hilton died of heart failure in 1969 at age 42, and Patricia raised both boys. She later married Minnesota attorney Charles “Chuck” Faegre, moved to Palm Beach in the 1980s, and eventually divorced. Patricia died in 2023, survived by her two sons and four grandchildren: Michael Jr., Kathryn Blake, Conrad IV, and Isabelle Kumari.3Palm Beach Daily News. Patricia Hilton Obituary4Dignity Memorial. Patricia Hilton Obituary
Work With the Hilton Foundation
According to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s own biography, Hilton has spent more than three decades working across the family’s corporate and nonprofit interests.5Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Conrad N. Hilton III Inside the foundation, he previously served as Vice President of Information Technology and Special Projects, and he has held a seat on the board of directors since 2001. He also serves as a juror for the Hilton Humanitarian Prize, the foundation’s annual award to a nonprofit organization for extraordinary humanitarian work.
In 2025, marking the prize’s 30th anniversary, the jury selected the Mines Advisory Group as the recipient. Hilton sat on that jury alongside former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee, Queen Noor of Jordan, and former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo, among others.6PR Newswire. Marking the 30th Anniversary of the Hilton Humanitarian Prize7MAG International. MAG Hilton Humanitarian Prize 2025
Outside the Hilton Foundation, he has served on the boards of the BEST Foundation for a Drug-Free Tomorrow, the Greater New Orleans Foundation, Don Bosco Technical Institute, Michael’s House, Magenn Power, and the Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters.5Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Conrad N. Hilton III
The 2013 Boca Raton Arrest
Hilton was arrested in the early hours of Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Abe and Louie’s restaurant in Boca Raton, Florida, and charged with domestic battery.8NBC Miami. Conrad N. Hilton III Arrested on Battery Charge in Boca Raton Police had first been called to the restaurant at about 12:15 a.m. because his party of three had refused to pay a $531.06 dinner tab.
While an officer stood outside, he saw Hilton stand up from the bar, grab a woman by her shoulders, and push her, causing her to stumble several steps backward. The officer reported a “clear and distinct view” of the incident through a front glass window, and a server inside also witnessed it.9Sun-Sentinel. Conrad N. Hilton III Arrested in Boca Raton The woman, who was not publicly identified, declined to discuss the matter with police and described Hilton as a “good man” who was “slightly intoxicated.”1CBS News. Conrad Hilton III Grandson of Hilton Hotel Founder Charged With Domestic Battery in Florida One report identified her as Hilton’s girlfriend; another described the dinner as a business meeting.
A third member of the party, 61-year-old Kenneth Brown of suburban Boca Raton, was charged separately with defrauding an innkeeper over the unpaid bill. Brown had told restaurant staff the tab would be covered under “Mr. Moe’s account,” which the restaurant manager confirmed did not exist.10Sun-Sentinel. Conrad N. Hilton III Arrested in Boca Raton Brown was released on a $3,000 bond. Hilton was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail and released on his own recognizance the next day, May 6, 2013.11Palm Beach Post. Hilton Founder’s Grandson Charged Available records do not report a subsequent trial, conviction, or other final disposition for either defendant.