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After the death of his father in 1827, the firm continued to operate as Charles I. du Pont & Co. until 1856, when Charles I. du Pont retired and the interests of the company were acquired by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. An important part of the woolen business had been in supplying cloth to the United States for Army use.
The principal holdings are for Amelia Elizabeth du Pont (1796-1869) and Charles Irénée du Pont (1797-1869), children of Victor du Pont, and Charles's wife, Dorcas Van Dyke (1806-1838), as well as for Victorine du Pont Bauduy (1792-1861), Alfred Victor du Pont (1798-1856), and Eleuthera du Pont Smith (1806-1876), children of E.I. du Pont.
Henry Belin du Pont (1873-1902) was a descendant of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) who founded the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company with his son Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) in 1802. The E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company.
Jan 17, 2023 · Irénée du Pont, Jr., age 103, died January 16, 2023. He was the son of Irénée du Pont and Irene Sophie (du Pont) du Pont. They were second cousins. He graduated from Tower Hill School, attended Dartmouth College for two years and obtained a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from M. I. T. in 1943. During World War II he was employed ...
Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours & the Limits of Political Engineering Martin Giraudeau London School of Economics Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE m.l.giraudeau@lse.ac.uk Published in the Journal of Cultural Economy, vol. 3, n° 2 (2010), pp. 225-242. Abstract: The story of Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours has often been described as one of ...
John du Pont. John Eleuthère du Pont (November 22, 1938 – December 9, 2010) was an American convicted murderer. An heir to the du Pont family fortune, [1] he was a published ornithologist, philatelist, conchologist, and sports enthusiast. Du Pont died in prison while serving a sentence of thirty years for the murder of Dave Schultz .
May 3, 2024 · Winterthur Mansion and Gardens ( Winterthur) The du Pont family ( English: / duːˈpɒnt / ) [1] or Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817). It has been one of the richest families in the United States since the mid-19th century, when it founded its fortune in the gunpowder ...
