Notable people with the surname Griscom include:
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Betsy Ross
Elizabeth Griscom Ross (née Griscom;Addie Guthrie Weaver, ''"The Story of Our Flag..."'', 2nd Edition, A. G. Weaver, publ., 1898, p. 73 January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836), also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn a ...
, probably apocryphal designer of the American flag, born Elizabeth Phoebe Griscom
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Clement Griscom
Clement Acton Griscom (March 15, 1841 – November 10, 1912) was an American shipping magnate and financier.
Griscom was "without question, the key figure in American transatlantic shipping" by 1900.
Biography
Griscom was born in 1841 to a long ...
, American shipping magnate, father of Frances C. Griscom
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Deborah Griscom Passmore, American botanical illustrator
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Frances C. Griscom, American amateur golfer, daughter of Clement Griscom
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John Griscom
John Griscom (September 27, 1774 – February 26, 1852) was an early American lecturer and educator, and one of the first American educators to teach chemistry.
He was the father of John H. Griscom, (1809-1874), a leading physician.
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, American educator
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Ludlow Griscom
Ludlow Griscom (June 17, 1890 – May 28, 1959) was an American ornithologist known as a pioneer in field ornithology. His emphasis on the identification of free-flying birds by field marks became widely adopted by professionals and amateurs. M ...
, American ornithologist
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Lloyd Carpenter Griscom
Lloyd Carpenter Griscom (November 4, 1872 – February 8, 1959) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and newspaper publisher.
Early life
Lloyd Griscom was born on November 4, 1872, at Riverton, New Jersey. He was the son of shipping magnate Clement ...
, American diplomat
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Mary Wade Griscom
Mary Wade Griscom (August 24, 1866 – November 5, 1946) was an American physician and medical school professor in China, India, and Persia.
Early life
Griscom was born in Woodbury, New Jersey, the daughter of William Wade Griscom (1831–189 ...
, American physician and medical school professor
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Nina Griscom, American model, television host, designer, columnist, and businesswoman
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Tom Griscom
Thomas Cecil Griscom (born 1949) served as Director of White House Communications under President Ronald Reagan, was a top aide and adviser for a decade to U.S. Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee, and was the executive editor and publisher of the ...
, American newspaper editor
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William Woodnut Griscom
William Woodnut Griscom (c. 1851–1897) was an American inventor, credited with introducing electric motors for the purpose of marine propulsion. He also founded the Electro-Dynamic Company in 1880, based in Philadelphia, and had around 40 pate ...
, American electrical engineer and founder of the Electro-Dynamic Company
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