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 an ...
, 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
Deborah Griscom Passmore (1840–1911) was a botanical illustrator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture who specialized in paintings of fruit. Her work is now preserved in the USDA's Pomological Watercolor Collection, and she has been called th ...
, American botanical illustrator
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Frances C. Griscom
Frances Canby Griscom (19 April 1879 – March 30, 1973) was an American amateur golfer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and part-time resident of Tallahassee, Florida.
Griscom won the 1900 U.S. Women's Amateur held at Shinnec ...
, 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.
Biography
John Griscom was born in Hancock's Bridge, New Jersey on September 27, 17 ...
, 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. ...
, 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 Clemen ...
, 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
Nina Louise Griscom (née Renshaw; May 8, 1954 – January 25, 2020) was an American model, television host, designer, columnist and businesswoman.
Early years
Griscom's father was journalist Charles C. Renshaw Jr., and her mother was Elizabeth ...
, 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 (1851–1897) was an American inventor responsible for introducing electric motors for the purpose of marine propulsion. With some 40 patents to his name, Griscom also founded the Electro-Dynamic Company in 1880, based in ...
, American electrical engineer and founder of the Electro-Dynamic Company
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