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Ben Hill Griffin Jr. (October 10, 1910 – March 1, 1990) was a prominent American businessman, citrus producer, politician, and philanthropist who was a native and resident of Florida. He was an alumnus of the University of Florida , a former legislator, one-time candidate for governor, and a patron of college sports and higher ...
12 de nov. de 2021 · Ben Hill Griffin Jr., from Frostproof, was a major figure in the Florida citrus and cattle industries. He began his business after studying agriculture for three years at UF, leaving the university before graduating with a degree. A 10-acre wedding gift from his father eventually morphed into a 281,000-acre empire.
2 de mar. de 1990 · Ben Hill Griffin Jr., a major figure in the Florida citrus industry, died yesterday at his home in Avon Park, Fla., after a long illness. He was 79 years old. Mr. Griffin was chairman and...
22 de out. de 2007 · Born during a hurricane in 1910, Ben Hill Griffin Jr. tore through the next 79 years at top speed. Working from Frostproof, a flyspeck of a town in Polk County, Griffin amassed a citrus and...
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16 de out. de 2005 · Ben Hill Griffin Jr., a Florida citrus baron who was one of the United States' richest men and a University of Florida "Bull Gator," died Thursday (March 1, 1990) at his Avon Park home. He...
Bio. Whenever the Florida citrus industry is a topic of conversation, one name is certain to crop up: Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. In spite of a folksy small business mindset, his enormous work ethic, combined with frugality, fairness, and a rather good intuition, to make him one of the greatest citrus barons Florida has ever known.
27 de jul. de 2020 · Griffin and his father, Ben Hill Griffin Jr., presided over one of the largest and most influential citrus operations in Florida. At one time, it encompassed all aspects of the Florida...
