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E.I. du Pont was a French immigrant and gunpowder manufacturer who became the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, a chemical company that is still in existence. Henry du Pont was educated at the American Classical and Military Academy in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Henry Algernon du Pont (30 de julio de 1838 - 31 de diciembre de 1926) fue un oficial militar, hombre de negocios y político estadounidense de Delaware.
Henry Algernon du Pont (July 30, 1838 – December 31, 1926) was an American military officer, businessman, and politician from Delaware. A member of the du Pont family , he graduated first in his class from West Point shortly after the beginning of the American Civil War and served in the U.S. Army , earning the Medal of Honor for ...
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.
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Henry Algernon du Pont was a soldier, businessman and politician from New Castle County, Delaware, and a member of the famous du Pont family of Delaware. Born July 30, 1838, near Greenville, Delaware, Henry attended the University of Pennsylvania in 1855, before graduating first in his class at the United States Military Academy at West Point ...
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.
About H. F. du Pont. Share: Portrait of Henry Francis du Pont by Ellen Emmet Rand, 1914. Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969) was born at Winterthur and, in his words, “always loved everything connected with it.”
