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'''Anthony George Scott Griffin''' was step-grandson of Canadian railway magnate [[William MacKenzie]]. | '''Anthony George Scott Griffin''' was step-grandson of Canadian railway magnate [[William MacKenzie]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:38, 20 October 2017
 Anthony Griffin  (businessman) | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anthony George Scott Griffin 15 August 1911 |
| Died | 15 September 2015 (Age 104) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Parents | • Edward Scott Griffin |
| Spouse | Kathleen Lockhart Gordon |
| Member of | Bilderberg/Advisory Committee, Bilderberg/Steering committee |
Anthony Griffin was an almost unknown member of the Bilderberg Advisory Committee. | |
Anthony George Scott Griffin was step-grandson of Canadian railway magnate William MacKenzie.
Career
In 1937, Mr. Griffin married Kathleen Lockhart Gordon, the daughter of decorated First World War veteran Colonel H.D. Lockhart Gordon. The following year, the couple’s son Scott, the first of five children, was born. In WW2 he was a submarine commander.
After WW2, Griffin was employed by S.G. Warburg. In 1953 in Toronto he started a subsidiary called the Triarch Corporation.
Griffin was a prominent businessman, and chairman of Home Oil Company.
He went "to the office until his late 80s and skiing until he was 90".[1]
Connections
He was a member of the Bilderberg Advisory Committee, attending from 1964 to 1996.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1963 | 29 March 1963 | 31 March 1963 | France Cannes Hotel Martinez | The 12th Bilderberg meeting and the second one in France. |
| Bilderberg/1964 | 20 March 1964 | 22 March 1964 | US Virginia Williamsburg | A year after this meeting, the post of GATT/Director-General was set up, and given Eric Wyndham White, who attended the '64 meeting. Several subsequent holders have been Bilderberg insiders, only 2 are not known to have attended the group. |
| Bilderberg/1965 | 2 April 1965 | 4 April 1965 | Italy Villa d'Este | The 14th Bilderberg meeting, held in Italy |
| Bilderberg/1966 | 25 March 1966 | 27 March 1966 | Germany Wiesbaden Hotel Nassauer Hof | Top of the agenda of the 15th Bilderberg in Wiesbaden, Germany, was the restructuring of NATO. Since this discussion was held, all permanent holders of the position of NATO Secretary General have attended at least one Bilderberg conference prior to their appointment. |
| Bilderberg/1967 | 31 March 1967 | 2 April 1967 | United Kingdom St John's College (Cambridge) UK | Possibly the only Bilderberg meeting held in a university college rather than a hotel (St. John's College, Cambridge) |
| Bilderberg/1968 | 26 April 1968 | 28 April 1968 | Canada Mont Tremblant | The 17th Bilderberg and the 2nd in Canada |
| Bilderberg/1969 | 9 May 1969 | 11 May 1969 | Denmark Hotel Marienlyst Elsinore | The 18th Bilderberg meeting, with 85 participants |
| Bilderberg/1970 | 17 April 1970 | 19 April 1970 | Switzerland Hotel Quellenhof Bad Ragaz | the 19th Bilderberg meeting, in Switzerland. |
| Bilderberg/1971 | 23 April 1971 | 25 April 1971 | US Vermont Woodstock Woodstock Inn | The 20th Bilderberg, 89 guests |
| Bilderberg/1972 | 21 April 1972 | 23 April 1972 | Belgium Hotel La Reserve Knokke | The 21st Bilderberg, 102 guests. It spawned the Trilateral Commission. |
| Bilderberg/1973 | 11 May 1973 | 13 May 1973 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The meeting at which the 1973 oil crisis appears to have been planned. |
| Bilderberg/1974 | 19 April 1974 | 21 April 1974 | France Hotel Mont d' Arbois Megève | The 23rd Bilderberg, held in France |
| Bilderberg/1975 | 25 April 1975 | 27 April 1975 | Turkey Golden Dolphin Hotel Cesme | The 24th Bilderberg Meeting, 98 guests |
| Bilderberg/1977 | 22 April 1977 | 24 April 1977 | United Kingdom Imperial Hotel Torquay | The 25th Bilderberg, held in Torquay, England. |
| Bilderberg/1978 | 21 April 1978 | 23 April 1978 | US New Jersey Princeton University | The 26th Bilderberg, held in the US |
| Bilderberg/1980 | 18 April 1980 | 20 April 1980 | Germany Aachen | The 28th Bilderberg, held in West Germany, unusually exposed by the Daily Mirror |
| Bilderberg/1983 | 13 May 1983 | 15 May 1983 | Canada Quebec Château Montebello | The 31st Bilderberg, held in Canada |
| Bilderberg/1986 | 25 April 1986 | 27 April 1986 | Scotland Gleneagles Hotel | The 34th Bilderberg, 109 participants |
| Bilderberg/1987 | 24 April 1987 | 26 April 1987 | Italy Cernobbio | 35th Bilderberg, in Italy, 106 participants |
| Bilderberg/1988 | 3 June 1988 | 5 June 1988 | Austria Interalpen-Hotel Telfs-Buchen | The 36th meeting, 114 participants |
| Bilderberg/1991 | 6 June 1991 | 9 June 1991 | Germany Baden-Baden Steigenberger Hotel Badischer Hof | The 39th Bilderberg, 114 guests |
| Bilderberg/1993 | 22 April 1993 | 25 April 1993 | Greece Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel Vouliagmeni | The 41st Bilderberg, held in Greece |
| Bilderberg/1996 | 30 May 1996 | 2 June 1996 | Canada Toronto | The 44th Bilderberg, held in Canada |
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