Frederick Griffin (1835 – 1905)

In November 2013 Richard Griffin unveiled a blue plaque on one of the pillars at the formal entrance to Victoria Park in honour of his ancestor, Frederick Griffin. He was a timber and coal merchant who became Mayor of Salisbury and while in that office originated the idea of Victoria Park and acquired the site for the city in 1887. He died of pneumonia in June 1905 at the age of 70.