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Griscom, Clement Action

president of the International Navigation company, was born March 15, 1841, in Philadelphia. In 1871 the International Navigation Co. was organized in Philadelphia by the old firm of Peter Wright and Sons. Mr. Griscom was one of its founders and from the start its vice-president, and in 1888 became president. It owns nearly all the capital stock of the Belgian corporation known as the Red Star line, which operates ten large steamers in the trade to Antwerp. In 1886 Mr.

In 1886 Mr.

Griscom bought for his company the old Inman line, then running to Liverpool .