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  1. Feb 8, 2024 · Du Pont family. $18.1B. 2024 America's Richest Families Net Worth. as of 2/8/24. About Du Pont family. The heirs to one of America's oldest corporations, chemical company DuPont, are estimated to ...

  2. The du Pont family (English: / d uː ˈ p ɒ n t /) 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 business.

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    • du Pont, "Of the bridge"
  3. One of his sons, Henry Algernon du Pont (1838–1926), was a graduate of West Point and a Medal of Honor winner in the Civil War; he entered the family business in 1878 and pushed for its incorporation in 1899. Retiring in 1902, he was U.S. senator from Delaware from 1906 to 1917. In 1902, three cousins—Thomas Coleman du Pont (1863–1930 ...

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  4. Feb 24, 2024 · The du Pont family, known for owning the DuPont Co., has made the recent Forbes list highlighting some of the most affluent families in the United States for 2024. With a net worth of $18.1 ...

  5. May 1, 2023 · See the top-25 richest families in the US, ranked by net worth, starting at roughly $12 billion. ... 17. The du Pont family. The DuPont logo. Laurent Gillerion/AP Images

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  7. Jan 19, 2023 · 0:58. Irénée du Pont Jr., the patriarch of Delaware's prominent, wealthy and influential du Pont family, died Monday. He was 103. Du Pont was the great-great-grandson of DuPont Co. founder ...

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