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| − | '''Anthony George Scott Griffin''' | + | '''Anthony "Tony" George Scott Griffin''' was a member of the [[Bilderberg Advisory Committee]] for 32 years. A prominent businessman. Griffin he rose to the pinnacle of Canadian finance. Much in demand as a corporate director, Griffin was a director of 24 companies over the course of his life, from Consumer's Gas to Scurry-Rainbow Oil and chairman of [[Home Oil Company]], and numerous financial firms in between. |
| − | Griffin was step-grandson of Canadian railway magnate [[William MacKenzie]], but the family | + | ==Background== |
| + | Griffin was a step-grandson of Canadian railway magnate [[William MacKenzie]], but the family fortune was said to have been lost in the [[1929 crash]]. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | In 1937, Mr. Griffin married [[Kathleen Lockhart Gordon]], the daughter of decorated [[WWI]] 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 the war, Mr. Griffin joined the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, which was dismantling the total government control of the economy during the war, when Ottawa set everything from food prices to rents. He then joined External Affairs in the economic division<ref>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/anthony-griffin-from-navy-officer-to-finance-star/article26731723/</ref> | + | In 1937, Mr. Griffin married [[Kathleen Lockhart Gordon]], the daughter of decorated [[WWI]] 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 the war, Mr. Griffin joined the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, which was dismantling the total government control of the economy during the war, when [[Ottawa]] set everything from food prices to rents. He then joined External Affairs in the economic division<ref>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/anthony-griffin-from-navy-officer-to-finance-star/article26731723/</ref> |
After six years of government service,, Griffin was employed by [[S.G. Warburg]]. Griffin went to [[London]], as Mr. Warburg introduced him to his contacts across Europe since he was to run Mr. Warburg's operations in [[Canada]]. | After six years of government service,, Griffin was employed by [[S.G. Warburg]]. Griffin went to [[London]], as Mr. Warburg introduced him to his contacts across Europe since he was to run Mr. Warburg's operations in [[Canada]]. | ||
| − | In 1953 in Toronto he started a subsidiary called the [[Triarch Corporation]]. It worked on deals, including the acquisition of [[The Globe and Mail]] by [[Montreal]] financier [[Howard Webster]]. | + | In 1953 in Toronto he started a subsidiary called the [[Triarch Corporation]]. It worked on deals, including the acquisition of ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' by [[Montreal]] financier [[Howard Webster]]. |
| − | + | Warburg was the first British banking house to sponsor a Eurobond issue for a Canadian company ([[Hydro-Quebec]] in 1969) and has since managed more than 200 Canadian borrowings. By 1986, they had raised än astonishing" $29 billion, "though the Warburg name is hardly known outside the tight-mouthed circle of corporate treasurers." Customers have included six of the 10 Canadian provinces, several Crown corporations and 37 corporate clients, ranging from Calgary’s Trizec Corp. Ltd. and Montreal’s Credit Foncier to Genstar Corp. and the Hudson’s Bay Company. Warburg has also acted as an adviser and fiscal strategist to such Canadian companies as Sceptre Resources Ltd., Harlequin Enterprises Ltd., Edper Investments Ltd., [[International Thomson Organisation Ltd.]] and Consolidated-Bathurst Inc. Its was one of the investment firms advising the [[Brian Mulroney|Mulroney]] government on how to privatize The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd., and the talks for the sale of Canadair Ltd. and Eldorado Nuclear Ltd.<ref>https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1986/4/28/a-rich-empire-built-on-secrecy</ref> | |
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| − | Warburg was the first British banking house to sponsor a Eurobond issue for a Canadian company (Hydro-Quebec in 1969) and has since managed more than 200 Canadian borrowings. By 1986, they had raised än astonishing" $29 billion, "though the Warburg name is hardly known outside the tight-mouthed circle of corporate treasurers." Customers have included six of the 10 Canadian provinces, several Crown corporations and 37 corporate clients, ranging from Calgary’s Trizec Corp. Ltd. and Montreal’s Credit Foncier to Genstar Corp. and the Hudson’s Bay Company. Warburg has also acted as an adviser and fiscal strategist to such Canadian companies as Sceptre Resources Ltd., Harlequin Enterprises Ltd., Edper Investments Ltd., [[International Thomson Organisation Ltd.]] and Consolidated-Bathurst Inc. Its was one of the investment firms advising the [[Brian Mulroney|Mulroney]] government on how to privatize The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd., and the talks for the sale of Canadair Ltd. and Eldorado Nuclear Ltd.<ref>https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1986/4/28/a-rich-empire-built-on-secrecy</ref> | ||
He went "to the office until his late 80s and skiing until he was 90".<ref>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/anthony-griffin-from-navy-officer-to-finance-star/article26731723/</ref> | He went "to the office until his late 80s and skiing until he was 90".<ref>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/anthony-griffin-from-navy-officer-to-finance-star/article26731723/</ref> | ||
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 Anthony Griffin  (businessman, deep state operative?) | |
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| Born | Anthony George Scott Griffin 15 August 1911 |
| Died | 15 September 2015 (Age 104) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Appleby College, University of Toronto, Royal Military College |
| Parents | • Edward Scott Griffin |
| Spouse | Kathleen Lockhart Gordon |
| Member of | Bilderberg/Advisory Committee, Bilderberg/Steering committee |
| Interests | S.G. Warburg. |
An almost unknown member of the Bilderberg Advisory Committee for 32 years. | |
Anthony "Tony" George Scott Griffin was a member of the Bilderberg Advisory Committee for 32 years. A prominent businessman. Griffin he rose to the pinnacle of Canadian finance. Much in demand as a corporate director, Griffin was a director of 24 companies over the course of his life, from Consumer's Gas to Scurry-Rainbow Oil and chairman of Home Oil Company, and numerous financial firms in between.
Background
Griffin was a step-grandson of Canadian railway magnate William MacKenzie, but the family fortune was said to have been lost in the 1929 crash.
Career
In 1937, Mr. Griffin married Kathleen Lockhart Gordon, the daughter of decorated WWI 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 the war, Mr. Griffin joined the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, which was dismantling the total government control of the economy during the war, when Ottawa set everything from food prices to rents. He then joined External Affairs in the economic division[1]
After six years of government service,, Griffin was employed by S.G. Warburg. Griffin went to London, as Mr. Warburg introduced him to his contacts across Europe since he was to run Mr. Warburg's operations in Canada.
In 1953 in Toronto he started a subsidiary called the Triarch Corporation. It worked on deals, including the acquisition of The Globe and Mail by Montreal financier Howard Webster.
Warburg was the first British banking house to sponsor a Eurobond issue for a Canadian company (Hydro-Quebec in 1969) and has since managed more than 200 Canadian borrowings. By 1986, they had raised än astonishing" $29 billion, "though the Warburg name is hardly known outside the tight-mouthed circle of corporate treasurers." Customers have included six of the 10 Canadian provinces, several Crown corporations and 37 corporate clients, ranging from Calgary’s Trizec Corp. Ltd. and Montreal’s Credit Foncier to Genstar Corp. and the Hudson’s Bay Company. Warburg has also acted as an adviser and fiscal strategist to such Canadian companies as Sceptre Resources Ltd., Harlequin Enterprises Ltd., Edper Investments Ltd., International Thomson Organisation Ltd. and Consolidated-Bathurst Inc. Its was one of the investment firms advising the Mulroney government on how to privatize The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd., and the talks for the sale of Canadair Ltd. and Eldorado Nuclear Ltd.[2]
He went "to the office until his late 80s and skiing until he was 90".[3]
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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References
- ↑ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/anthony-griffin-from-navy-officer-to-finance-star/article26731723/
- ↑ https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1986/4/28/a-rich-empire-built-on-secrecy
- ↑ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/anthony-griffin-from-navy-officer-to-finance-star/article26731723/
